Practical Business Statistics‎,‎ Sixth Edition‎,‎ is a conceptual‎,‎ realistic‎,‎ and matter‎-of‎-fact approach to managerial statistics that carefully maintains‎-but does not overemphasize‎-mathematical correctness‎.‎ The book offers a deep understanding of how to learn from data and how to deal with uncertainty while promoting the use of practical computer applications‎.‎ This teaches present and future managers how to use and understand statistics without an overdose of technical detail‎,‎ enabling them to better understand the concepts at hand and to interpret results‎.‎ The text uses excellent examples with real world data relating to the functional areas within Business such as finance‎,‎ accounting‎,‎ and marketing‎.‎ It is well written and designed to help students gain a solid understanding of fundamental statistical principles without bogging them down with excess mathematical details‎.‎ ‎.‎ User‎-friendly‎,‎ lively writing style‎.‎ ‎.‎ Separate writing chapter aids instructors in teaching how to explain quantitative analysis‎.‎ ‎.‎ Over 200 carefully‎-drawn charts and graphs show how to visualize data‎.‎ ‎.‎ Data mining is a theme that appears in many chapters‎,‎ often featuring a large database ‎(‎included on the website‎)‎ of characteristics of 20‎,‎000 potential donors to a worthy cause and the amount actually given in response to a mailing‎.‎ ‎.‎ Many of the examples and problems in the sixth edition have been updated with more recent data sets‎,‎ and the ever‎-changing Internet continues to be featured as a data source‎.‎ ‎.‎ Each chapter begins with an overview‎,‎ showing why the subject is important to business‎,‎ and ends with a comprehensive summary‎,‎ with key words‎,‎ questions‎,‎ problems‎,‎ database exercises‎,‎ projects‎,‎ and cases in most chapters‎.‎ ‎.‎ All details are technically accurate ‎(‎Professor Siegel has a PhD in Statistics from Stanford University and has given presentations on exploratory data analysis with its creator‎)‎ while the book concentrates on the understanding and use of statistics by managers‎.‎ ‎.‎ Features that have worked well for students and instructors in the first five editions have been retained‎.‎