This is a highly user-friendly text aimed at both MBA and undergraduate students to give a strong foundation in presenting and interpreting statistical information in a business or management environment. Based entirely on using Microsoft Excel rather than more complicated packages, it includes a clear guide to using Excel with the key functions employed in the book, a glossary of terms and equations, plus a section specifically for those readers who feel rusty in basic maths, to get them up to speed. Each chapter has worked examples and explanations complete with calculation methods and descriptions of which statistical functions in Excel to use. This is everything you need to get you confidently using and interpreting statistics for business. Accessible and practical, this text is based entirely on Microsoft Excel - its graphic capabilities and built in statistical functions. Each chapter features 15 multi-part exercises and one case - all based on real-world situations. It is a complete package - includes answers to all questions within the book, plus an accompanying CD-ROM containing the databases for worked examples and the end of chapter exercises.