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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 generalMore
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 problems, analysing information of any kind, and effective decision making. Over one hundred charts, graphs, tables, and feature boxes highlight key points. Also included is an A-Z dictionary of terms covering everything from amortization to zero-sum game.

Whatever your business, The Economist Numbers Guide will prove invaluable. Less

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A really good book to get an overview. Years and years of school in a couple of hundred pages.

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over 2 years ago

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 one... Read full review

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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 a... Read full review

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Absolutely essential. Well done!

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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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Book Details

Hardcover, 256 pages
Published April 1st 2003 by Bloomberg Press (first published May 22nd 1998
ISBN
1576601447 (ISBN13: 9781576601440)
Edition Language
English
Original Title
Numbers Guide: The Essentials of Business Numeracy, Fifth Edition (The Economist Series)

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