Numbers Guide : The Essentials of Business Numeracy

A quick-reference guide to all the numbers you need to know to make sense of changing global economic trends This is a handy Economist guide to all the figures you need to know to stay on top of the latest global economic trends. In today's global arena business people must keep abreast of changing economic conditions in nations worldwide. Not an easy matter when each day brings another fusillade of updated indicators, statistics and figures, most of them freighted with subtle messages about developing economic trends. This pocket reference enables readers to quickly revisit the meaning and impact of late breaking economic news and to make better decisions based on today's rocky economic landscape. A go-to guide for managers tasked with budgeting, planning or forecasting, as well as literally anyone who wants to understand and confidently communicate with numbers Chapters cover finance and investing, measures for interpretation and analysis, forecasting techniques, sampling and hypothesis testing, linear programming and much moreThe Economist platform make this an irresistible purchase for everyone searching for a reliable source of information about on economic numbers