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Numbers Guide: The Essentials of Business Numeracy
Designed as a companion to The Economist Style Guide, the best-selling guide to writing style, The Economist Numbers Guide is invaluable to anyone who wants to be competent and able to communicate effectively with numbers.
In addition to general advice on basic numeracy, the guide points out common errors and explains the recognized techniques for solving financial problem ...more
In addition to general advice on basic numeracy, the guide points out common errors and explains the recognized techniques for solving financial problem ...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
April 1st 2003
by Bloomberg Press
(first published May 22nd 1998)
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A really good book to get an overview. Years and years of school in a couple of hundred pages.
A really good guide through all the mathematics you will need in normal business life. The writing is even a bit entertaining in parts.
The only problem that I found was that you are really easily lost between the methods you already know (skimmed through them) and the ones you do not know (read obviously with more intensity)
The only problem that I found was that you are really easily lost between the methods you already know (skimmed through them) and the ones you do not know (read obviously with more intensity)
This is a book that covers basic math concepts, statistics and decision making maths. While it does a great job explaining fundamental arithmetics, algebra and statistics, when it covers decision making maths, it feels too condensed. I would have loved more examples and applications.
It contains a useful A-Z dictionary and a good index.
It contains a useful A-Z dictionary and a good index.
Absolutely essential. Well done!
Highly recommended, based what I've read so far. I'm not a quant jock, but this covers all the gaps I needed to fill.
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