The textbook elucidates statistical terminology and processes through examples, enabling the student to apply them in exercises. It covers descriptive statistics, probability calculation, and inductive statistics. It also presents other important sub-areas of statistics. The mathematical background imparted by degree programs in economics and the social sciences is adequate for understanding the text.

Prof. Dr. Günter Bamberg, Prof. Dr. Franz Baur, Prof. Dr. Michael Krapp (Universität Augsburg)