Business statistics using Excel

Aimed at undergraduates taking a single-semester business statistics module, this textbook shows how to handle the subject with Excel. Screenshots appear throughout to walk readers through the software alongside each statistical method, and every chapter ends with exercises for checking understanding. Worked examples drawn from business settings illustrate where the techniques apply in practice, and each chapter closes with a set of practice tasks.

The opening chapters cover working in Excel and a refresher on the mathematics needed for the course. A numerical skills revision chapter is available online for students who feel rusty on arithmetic they learned years before, which helps them approach the statistics with more confidence. The chapter sequence follows the structure of a typical one-semester business statistics course, so it can be matched easily to a module's syllabus.

The companion Online Resource Centre gives students a numerical skills workbook, multiple-choice self-test questions, annotated web links, a glossary, revision tips and podcasts. Lecturers receive an instructor's manual with fully worked answers to the book's exercises, case studies with suggested solutions, assignment and examination questions, and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.

Lecturers also have access to a test bank of 30 questions per chapter, split evenly between multiple-choice, multiple-response and true-or-false items. It can be downloaded and imported into most e-learning platforms.