Statistics is generally considered a difficult subject that is not very enjoyable. This textbook aims to counter this prejudice. The essential statistical concepts are explained in an easily understandable way, using illustrative examples. Great emphasis is placed on making the purpose of statistical applications comprehensible and demonstrating the significance of statistics in gaining new insights. This volume covers the most important topics in descriptive statistics: basic concepts and tasks of statistics, data classification, frequency distributions, and measures for variables. The fundamental procedures of univariate and bivariate descriptive statistics are explained, and simple and multiple regression within the framework of the linear model are discussed in detail. Special emphasis is placed on...