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Know your numbers / John MacInnes.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Little quick fix (Sage Publications)Publisher: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE Publications, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 152 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1526458853
  • 9781526458858
  • 9781544356235
  • 1544356234
Other title:
  • Little quick fix : know your numbers
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 141 Mac
Contents:
Why do numbers matter? -- What is a fraction? -- What are the five famous rules for fractions? -- How do I make sense of tables? -- How do I read information in rows and columns? -- How do I round numbers up and down? -- How do I explain precise comparisons with percentages and ratios? -- Glossary.
Summary: This book teaches students easy ways to nail the basic numbers, but also why it's important. Relationships between numbers are what underpins all quantitative research. This Little Quick Fix teaches them why it's fun, powerful, and definitely not scary, to see the world in numbers.Summary: Little Quick Fix titles provide quick but authoritative answers to the problems, hurdles, and assessment points students face in the research course, project proposal or design.
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Non-Fiction Kapasa Makasa University Children's Area Kapasa Makasa University Non-fiction QA 141 Mac (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 300618
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Why do numbers matter? -- What is a fraction? -- What are the five famous rules for fractions? -- How do I make sense of tables? -- How do I read information in rows and columns? -- How do I round numbers up and down? -- How do I explain precise comparisons with percentages and ratios? -- Glossary.

This book teaches students easy ways to nail the basic numbers, but also why it's important. Relationships between numbers are what underpins all quantitative research. This Little Quick Fix teaches them why it's fun, powerful, and definitely not scary, to see the world in numbers.

Little Quick Fix titles provide quick but authoritative answers to the problems, hurdles, and assessment points students face in the research course, project proposal or design.

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