Statistics

This is the third book of three volumes containing edited versions of papers and a commentary presented at the Ninth World Congress of the Econometric Society, held in London in August 2005. The papers summarise and interpret key developments, and they discuss future directions for a wide variety of... More

Designed to provide the essential elements of an introductory quantitative methods module, this text has proved a very popular choice with students. Written in a concise and student-friendly style, it contains frequent activities and questions for students to practice the techniques taught. New to t... More

The assessment and effective management of credit risk is fundamental to the success of any financial institution. However, the increasing sophistication of financial instruments, many of which are over-the-counter products, has demonstrated that traditional methods of evaluation of risk are no long... More

This is the first book to introduce senior level students of management science practicing managers to the modern powerful statistical methods that are available for optimizing and improving business processes. Using realistic case studies from businesses, this book explains the key statistical conc... More

The sixth edition provides a thorough grounding in basic mathematical and statisical techniques for business students, and students on a professional course such as accounting. The result is a comprehensive, user-friendly, testing oriented guide to quantitative methods for business.... More

The Fifth International Workshop on Model-Oriented Data Analysis (MODA5) focused on experimental design, particularly optimum design. A strength of this series of workshops is that they bring together leading scientists from "Eastern" and "Western" Europe. The proceedings therefore provides a valuab... More

Published annually, this report presents a comprehensive overview of all aspects of household expenditure and income for the year 2005-2006 derived from the Expenditure and Food Survey based on around 7,000 households in the UK. "Family Spending" provides analysis of household expenditure broken dow... More

Selected by Amazon.com and the Financial Times as one of the best business books of the year, Fooled by Randomness is an instant classic. It's uniqueness has drawn to it a wide following - from the New Yorker to the Pentagon. Already published in 14 languages, this new edition, expanded by over 80 p... More

First published in 1994, the book has gained popularity for its clarity. It provides firm grounding in the basics of statistics, especially to those who have had no prior formal exposure to the subject. This thoroughly revised edition is designed according to the new curriculum of the UGC and is pa... More

This classic calculus-based introduction to the theory and application of statistics provides comprehensive coverage and reflects the latest in statistical thinking, the teaching of statistics, and current practices. New to this edition is the addition of an applications section at the end of each c... More