From the reviews of the second edition: "The second edition ... compared with the first, has widened the scope of the overall message and topics. ... have also included more up-to-date data. ... designed for students and researchers who want to develop a professional skill in modern quantitative applications in finance. ... The aim is to make the course readable for graduate students in financial engineering but also to those who are newcomers to quantitative finance and who want to get a grip on modern statistical tools in financial data analysis." (Richard Kirby, The Mathematical Association of America, September, 2009)