Book Description
An overview of the numeracy skills vital in business circles. "Let's run the numbers." Given our national propensity for innumeracy, many business people need a hand fully grasping what those "numbers" truly mean. This book points out numerical errors common in the business world, and shows business people how to work with numbers to plan, forecast, and monitor their businesses. Revealing exactly what is behind the numbers, it demonstrates how to use numerical techniques to solve everyday business problems--everything from calculating percentages and interest, to evaluating competing investment opportunities. THE ECONOMIST was launched more than 150 years ago in Great Britain, and is acknowledged today as the preeminent international news and business magazine. Worldwide circulation is presently over 600,000, and North American subscriptions are at 280,000, having increased more than 50% in the past five years.
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From the Author
Its not dull!...Hi
Books about numbers can be deadly dull. I tried to make The Numbers Guide lively and accessible. It shows you how these number things work without boring you with academic proofs. You can read a text book if you want this.
When I wrote The Numbers Guide I tried to cram as many useful numercial and business decision making techniques as possible into its pages. But I tried to keep them simple and accessible to the non-specialist. You have a complete University course in qualitative techniques here in one friendly little book.
You can find out more about the book at my web site...I'd welcome feedback and suggestions for improvement. Feel free to email me.
Nice to meet you.
Happy browsing
Richard Stutely March 1999
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