Business Statistics

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Executive Summary

Here you present a one- or two-paragraph summary of the report. This summary should stand alone (no reference to figures or tables in the text) and provides a clear overview of the essential information comprising a report: context to the issue/topic, scope of the investigation, methodology used, and key findings and recommendations.

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Introduction

In the “Introduction,” make sure that you orient the audience with sufficient background to understand what the problem is and why the problem is important (engage with audience). You also provide: the aims and objectives of the report, a description of research methods, and overall structure of the report.

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The body of the report presents the analysis and interpretations.

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Conclusions

This section summarizes the document and provides closure. The difference between this summary and the executive summary is that the summary in the “Conclusion” is for someone who has read the report. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

References

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Other notes: a professional report also needs

· Page numbering

· Informative heading and sub-headings

· Numbered sections

· Labelled graphs and tables

· Nice overall formatting and presentation

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