I really have to warn everybody of this book! This book confuses me. This is the prescribed text for my first year subject. Maybe I am not senior enough to give comment on this book. Everytime I read this book, it confuses me somemore! If you have a choice, don't buy this book. If you are really serious in studying and not just buying an expensive book for display, don't ever buy this book.

This book is fairly comprehensive covering all the major topics that a student would need for the statistics modules in various business courses. Managers need to have an understanding of statistics so that they are able to manipulate the numerous masses of data that come their way into meaningful and useful information that they can employ in making business decisions.

The author presented the material in the book in a simple and clear manner without any complicated algebra, making it readable by students in business schools with a basic knowledge of mathematics. The author also provided large numbers of examples and exercises that should assist the reader in consolidating his/her understanding of the concepts described in the book.

Most managers are consumers rather than producers of statistical information. This book equips the reader with the expertise to enable one to be an informed consumer who knows the right questions to ask and the kind of information to request from those who produce the statistical information in the organization.