Using Excel for Statistics in
Gateway Cases
Office 2007 & 2010
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Concepts Covered
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Statistics
- Descriptive Statistics
- Histograms
- Hypothesis Testing
- Scatter Plots
- Regression Analysis
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To Set Up Statistical Package
2007
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Click Microsoft Office Button , and Then
Click Excel Options
Click Add-ins. In Manage Box, Select Excel
Add-ins
Click Go
In the Add-Ins Available Box, Select Analysis
ToolPak Check Box and Click OK. (If ToolPak
Is Not Listed, Click Browse to Locate It.)
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To Set Up Statistical Package
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Click File Tab > Options > Add-Ins
In Inactive Applications Add-Ins , click
Analysis ToolPak > Go
Data Analysis will appear at the far right of
Data Tab of Excel spreadsheet
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Using Excel:
Descriptive Statistics
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Click Data/Data Analysis (Far Right) /Descriptive
Statistics & OK.
Put Checkmarks on Summary Statistics, 95% or
99% Confidence Interval, & Labels in First Row
Boxes.
Move Cursor to Input Range Window, Highlight
Data to Analyze including Labels, & Click OK.
Your Data will Appear on New Worksheet.
Widen Columns by Clicking
Home/Format/AutoFit Column Width.
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Using Excel:
Constructing Histograms
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Click Data/Data Analysis/Histogram & OK.
Put Checkmarks on Chart Output & New
Worksheet Boxes.
Move Cursor to Input Range Window, Highlight
Data Going into Histogram.
Move Cursor to Input Bin Range, Highlight Data
Showing Upper Value of Each Bin & Click OK.
Histogram will be on New Worksheet. You May
Lengthen it by Clicking Blank Space in Window,
Moving Cursor to Window Bottom Line & Holding
Down Mouse Button as You Pull Down Window.
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Using Excel:
Hypothesis Testing
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Go to Sheet One.
Click Data/Data Analysis/ and the Appropriate
Statistical Test. Then Click OK.
On New Window Check Labels Box and Put
Cursor on Variable 1 Range.
Highlight Variable 1 Data Including Label.
Put Cursor on Variable 2 Range & Highlight
Variable 2 Data (Including Label). Then Click
OK.
Click Home/Format/AutoFit/Column Width
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Using Excel:
Scatter Plots
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Go to Sheet One.
Highlight Data (Be Sure X Values are in Left
Column and Y Values are in Right Column).
Click Insert/Scatter. Pull down menu and click
Upper Left Icon.
Click a Datum Point on Chart with Right Mouse
Key, Add Trendline, & Click Linear.
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Using Excel:
Regression Analysis
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Go to Sheet One.
Click Data/Data Analysis (On Far Right)
/Regression & Click OK.
On New Window Check Labels Box and Put
Cursor on X Range.
Highlight X Data Including Label.
Put Cursor on Y Range & Highlight Y Data
(Including Label), Then Click OK.
Click Home/Format/AutoFit Column Width.
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