Statistical Methods and Calculation Skills
Statistical Methods and Calculation Skills
Description
Statistics and their analysis are key to making mathematical sense of the world around us. In this textbook, the authors underscore the importance of statistical methods and calculation skills and explain clearly and simply the key concepts and principles of statistics, so that they are easy to understand. The main purpose of the book is to make students more confident about handling statistical data and enable them to understand the meaning of the results obtained. Statistical methods cover the collection of data, descriptive methods, and inferential methods of analysis. Calculation skills cover elementary calculations, percentages and ratios, equations, graphs, and interest calculations. The elementary calculations include basic calculations, such as exponents, decimals, scientific notation, logarithms, rounding, and VAT calculations. This book teaches students with no mathematics background how to do basic calculations before concentrating on the statistical applications.