Includes index.

Contents: Mathematical applications -- Revision mathematics -- Keeping up with change: index numbers -- Choosing wisely: investment appraisal -- Collecting and interpretating data -- Collecting data: surveys and samples -- Finding patterns in data: charts and tables -- Making sense of data: averages and measures of spread -- Probability and statistics -- Taking a chance: probability -- The Shape of data: probability distributions -- Interpreting with confidence: analysis of sample data -- Checking ideas: testing a hypothesis -- Cause and effect: correlation and regression -- Decision-making techniques -- How to make good decisions -- Forecasting: time series analysis -- Making the most of things: linear programming -- Planning large projects: network analysis -- Managing stock levels: materials management and inventory control -- Taking account of randomness.