Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgement Statistical Information The Accuracy of Statistical Information Collecting Statistical Information How to Present Figures (1) How to Present Figures (2) Summarising Data: Averages Summarising data: Dispersion Statistical Decisions Comparing Statistics: Index Numbers, Vital Statistics Comparing Statistics: Correlation Trends and Forecasting Mastering more Statistics Appendices: Further Reading Area Table How to Use Figures: Basic Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Vital Statistics and Aids to Calculation How to Pass Statistics Examinations.