Online refresher course in numerical skills and Microsoft Excel for students wishing to restore their basic knowledge of maths and statistics
New links have been drawn between textbook content and employability skills enabling students to contextualise their learning and understand how these skills can be applied in real business environments
The revised table of contents accurately maps to a typical one semester Business Statistics course, ensuring that students are not overwhelmed by surplus material
Each chapter is packed with examples and ’techniques in practice’ exercises at the end of each chapter to help students to engage with the material
Full integration of Excel exercises and applications, both within the textbook and on the online resource centre to enable both classroom-led learning or self-directed study
New to this edition
A guide to using Excel and a numerical skills revision resource have been added to the Online Resource Centre as an optional refresher course
An additional chapter has been introduced to offer extended coverage on probability and probability distributions, offering more thorough explanations, questions and examples of this topic
This second edition has been updated to give more emphasis on employability skills, drawing links between the exercises in the book and their real life application.
All chapters have been fully revised and updated to include additional examples, explanations and discussion questions
Business Statistics using Excel offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject of statistics and equips students with the tools and skills that will enable them to approach their course with confidence. The step-by-step methods are accompanied by illustrative Excel screenshots to provide clear and helpful explanations of the techniques you will need when applying Excel skills to business statistics. The text is designed for a typical one semester business statistics course and each chapter is packed with exercises to engage students and encourage self-assessment.
This second edition has been fully revised to include an online refresher course in numerical skills and Microsoft Excel to reinforce students’ confidence in their mathematical ability, or to check for basic maths knowledge if it has been some time since they studied it. The table of contents has been revised to more accurately map to a typical one semester Business Statistics course. More focus has been given to employability skills and the authors draw parallels between textbook content and employability skills, enabling students to contextualise their learning and identify how these skills can be applied and valued in real business environments.
A wealth of pedagogical features have been integrated to ensure plenty of examples are used throughout as well as running ’techniques in practice’ exercises at the end of each chapter. This textbook is accompanied by an extensive Online Resource Centre which offers a range of additional resources for both students and lecturers.
Online Resource Centre
Student resources:
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010
Self-test Multiple Choice Questions
Data from the exercises in the book
Key websites
Online Glossary
Revision tips
Visual walkthroughs
Numerical skills workbook
Lecturer resources:
Instructor’s Manual:
- Guide to structuring lectures and seminars
- Worked-out answers to exercises in the book
PowerPoint slides
Testbank:
- 30 Questions per chapter
Assignment Questions
Examination questions
Readership: The book is suitable for core one semester first year undergraduate modules in Business Statistics for students who are taking a degree in Business Studies or Administration. It is also suitable for students taking an introductory Statistics module as part of an Economics degree (some of whom will be taught together with the business students).
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