TY - BOOK AU - MacInnes,John TI - Know your numbers T2 - Little quick fix SN - 1526458853 AV - QA 141 Mac PY - 2018/// CY - Los Angeles, London PB - SAGE Publications KW - Numerals KW - Mathematics KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - fast N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -