Confused by business statistics? Problem solved. Schaum's Outline of Business Statistics helps you understand basic concepts and offers extra practice on topics you'll encounter in your introductory- and intermediate-level courses. With this book, you'll understand and master the basic methods of statistical description, statistical inference, decision analysis, and process control.

You will also learn about frequency distributions, histograms and frequency polygons, frequency curves, samplin...

Learn the business thinking behind financial modeling and execute what you know effectively using Microsoft Excel. Many believe that sales and profitability projections shown in financial models are the keys to success in attracting investors. The truth is that investors will come up with their own projections.

The investor wants to understand the assumptions, structure, and relationships within the modeling of a startup. If the investor is satiated, the entrepreneur has successfully demonstr...

As in previous editions of this popular text on cross-cultural management, students will find here an invaluable guide to key management theories, linked to practical examples from all round the world. The book's key distinctive feature remains its truly international profile, with current examples from the US, Europe, Asia and new perspectives in this edition from other regions. Discussion of cross-cultural models is updated by including the 'crossvergence' framework developed during the 199...

If you are studying horse nutrition at an introductory level, then this is the ideal book for you. It covers the current syllabuses set out by equine science and management courses, and is particularly suitable for those who lack background knowledge in science. Nutrition has long been recognised as a vital part of horse care.

It is important for optimal horse health, reproduction, sustained performance and general well being. This book is invaluable for horse owners, trainers and breeders. F...

Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins of modern biodiversity.

Fossils At A Glance is written for students taking an introductory level course in paleontology. Short chapters introduce the main topics in the modern study of fossils. The most important fo...

The 6th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Examining urban social geography from a theoretical and historical perspective, it also explores how it has developed into the modern day. Taking account of recent critical work, whilst simultaneously presenting well established approaches to the subject, it ensures students are well-informed about all the issues.

The result is a topical book ...

Social theory is the theoretical core of the social sciences, clearly distinguishable from political theory and cultural analysis. This book offers a unique overview of the development of social theory from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the present day. Spanning the literature in English, French and German, it provides an excellent background to the most important social theorists and theories in contemporary sociological thought, with crisp summaries of the main books, arguments...

In Veilig opgroeien (oorspronkelijke titel Signs of Safety), wordt een nieuwe benadering in de bescherming van kinderen gepresenteerd. Hulpverleners in de jeugdzorg en kinderbescherming kunnen hiermee potentieel risicovolle situaties beoordelen en vinden hierin praktische hands-on strategieën voor het opbouwen van een samenwerkingrelatie met de ouders. Uit de praktijk blijkt dat dit op de lange termijn kindermishandeling en uit huis plaatsing kan voorkomen.Er zijn weinig beroepsgroepen waarb...

Basisboek wiskunde legt de basis voor de wiskunde die op universiteiten en hogescholen gebruikt wordt bij studierichtingen in techniek, informatica, bètavakken, economie, bedrijfskunde, medische vakken en aanverwante disciplines. Centraal staat het aanleren van die wiskundige vaardigheden die studenten in deze disciplines moeten beheersen: rekenvaardigheid, formulevaardigheid, werken met functies en grafieken en vaardigheid in differentiëren en integreren.

In deze nieuwe editie hebben de aut...