Essential maths skills for AS/A level economics / Peter Davis and Tracey Joad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Peter (Author of Essential maths skills for AS/A level economics), author.

Joad, Tracey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Examinations--Study guides.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, [England] : Philip Allan, 2016.

Summary:

If you struggle with index numbers or calculations of elasticity, this is the book for you. This textbook companion will help improve your essential maths skills for economics, whichever awarding body specification you're following. You can use it throughout your course, whenever you feel you need some extra help. - Develop your understanding of both maths and economics with all worked examples and questions within a economics context - Improve your confidence with a step-by-step approach to every maths skill - Measure your progress with guided and non-guided questions to see how you're improving - Understand where you're going wrong with full worked solutions to every question - Feel confident in expert guidance from experienced teacher Peter Davis and examiner Tracey Joad, reviewed by Colin Bamford, Professor of Transport and Logistics at University of Huddersfield and former Chief Examiner

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; 1 Fractions and ratios; 2 Percentages, percentage changes and elasticity; Percentages; Percentage changes; Elasticity calculations; 3 Averages and quantiles; Mean and median; Quantiles; 4 Money and index numbers; Index numbers; Converting money to real terms; 5 Standard graphical forms; Main types of graphs used in economics; 6 Finance; Costs; Revenue; Profit; 7 Written, graphical and numerical information; 8 Further skills; Further analysis of time series data; Composite indicators; Seasonally adjusted figures; Exam-style questions; Appendix

Exam board cross-reference charts

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 14, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4718-6351-4