A team of authors has prepared the textbook of social–economic statistics for university students studying “Economics” (bachelor’s degree program) in English. Sibirskaya Elena—Doctor of Economics, Professor of Department of Statistics of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. Author of more than 200 scientific and teaching and methodological works. Sphere of interests is conducting basic and applied research, carrying out the expertise and providing advice on statistical analysis problems of Russian economy. Oveshnikova Liudmila—Doctor of Economics, Professor of Department of Statistics of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. Author of more than 140 scientific and teaching and methodological works. Sphere of interests is scientific and applied research of national and regional economy on the basis of statistical methodology and instruments.

Statistical Indicators for Economic Analysis book is written with consideration that readers are familiar with the theory of statistics, which has formulated the general methods and principles of establishing the quantitative characteristics of mass phenomena and processes. This book describes the concepts, definitions, indicators, and classifications of social–economic statistics with consideration of the international standards and the present-day practice of statistics in Russia. Most of the chapters are described briefly, but the authors believe that, nevertheless, the book has plenty of material for studying.

一组作者为学习“经济学”（学士学位课程）的大学生编写了《社会经济统计》教材。西比尔斯卡娅·埃琳娜经济学博士，普列汉诺夫俄罗斯经济大学统计系教授。著有200多部科学、教学和方法学著作。兴趣范围是进行基础研究和应用研究，开展专门知识，并就俄罗斯经济的统计分析问题提供建议。俄罗斯普列汉诺夫经济大学统计系教授，经济学博士。著有140多部科学、教学和方法学著作。利益范围是以统计方法和统计工具为基础，对国民经济和区域经济进行的科学和应用研究。

《经济分析统计指标》一书是考虑到读者熟悉统计学理论，制定了建立群众现象和过程数量特征的一般方法和原则。这本书描述了社会经济统计的概念、定义、指标和分类，并考虑到国际标准和俄罗斯当前的统计实践。大部分章节都是简短的描述，但作者认为，尽管如此，这本书有足够的材料来研究。