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Quantitative Analysis For Business: The Time Value of Money and Basic Business Statistics Using a Business Calculator, 3rd Edition

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Gene Wright has done an amazing job teaching Quantitative Analysis and Statistics to anyone - without requiring the reader to be a rocket scientist. After reading his book, you will truly understand how to apply and use statistics in the real world. I had the wonderful opportunity to take Gene's class at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, TN. He is one of the best teacher's I have ever had. He made statistics easy. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in the business world and to anyone currently taking a statistics class that doesn't have a clue what their teacher is talking about.

I was so impressed by this book, that I am writing this review almost three years after taking his class! I always meant to write one, but being the forgetful person I am (see, I'm not a rocket scientist either!), I am just now getting around to it! Bottom line - buy the book - you won't be sorry.

This is a concise but thorough textbook of mathematics of finance and basic statistics, with solutions illustrated on the HP10BII and HP12C calculators. Numerous exercises with solutions are provided. Because of an emphasis on handheld calculators rather than Excel, CFP and CFA candidates would be especially interested in this book.

This book is a must for anyone in the business world. It is a wonderful reference to keep on hand. I rarely refer back to books I have purchased but this book comes in handy time and time again. The mathematical principles explained in this book are simple enough for anyone to understand. Each principle is shown step by step. It shows shortcuts to solving problems with three types of business calculators. This book will be in my library for years to come!!

I bought this book, intending to use it to augment the HP-12c User's Manual. Not only is it an excellent companion to the HP manual, but it is also a complete user's manual and teaching (learning) tool in its own right, as it goes beyond the examples in the HP User's Manual. The author knows the HP-12C through-and-through, and I am pleased to be a student in his substitute class-room.

This textbook is not written in the usual stale educational style. The author uses an approach to teaching that's designed to not intimidate the student; it's an "easy read." The examples (and calculator keystrokes)can be followed easily; it's almost like having the instructor there with you. This is a textbook I will keep since I've referred back to it not just in my work, but in my personal life as well when planning mortgage & other payments. I highly recommend it.