Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0471305545, Paperback)

Business $17.95 A complete guide to understanding and using numerical techniques for business professionals… The Economist Guide to Business Numeracy This invaluable reference explains the importance of numeracy skills in a variety of business environments as it points out common errors and explains the recognized techniques for solving financial problems, analyzing information, and making effective decisions. From the simplest calculations—like calculating percentages and interest—to more complex routines—such as evaluating competing investment opportunities—The Economist Guide to Business Numeracy brings together all the information you need to use numerics to maximize your business potential, investment opportunities, and more. In addition, The Economist Guide to Business Numeracy also offers: Over 100 charts, graphs, tables, and feature boxes that highlight key points An A–Z dictionary of numeracy terms covering everything from amortization to zero-sum game Step-by-step instructions that simplify dozens of numerical methods Special chapters on the use of numeracy skills in a variety of applications And much more! The Economist was launched 150 years ago in Great Britain. It is now the world’s most authoritative weekly magazine on financial affairs. Its worldwide circulation is over 500,000, nearly half of which is in the United States. The Economist Group’s specialist book publishing arm publishes a wide range of business, current affairs, and general reference works, including The Economist Guide to Global Economic Indicators.