INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL
By the end of this exercise you should be comfortable with the following tasks:
1. Entering data into a spreadsheet. Enter the following four columns of data into a
single spreadsheet.
Plant #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Tansy height (cm)
5
6
4
8
9
2
4
8
4
6
6
5
6
2
4
Valerian height (cm)
21
51
14
16
12
14
18
17
9
15
17
8
6
12
13
Valerian weight (gm)
40
60
10
33
28
31
40
38
14
12
19
16
12
28
29
2. Calculating summary statistics.
A. Use the proper function commands to calculate the means for Tansy height,
Valerian height, and Valerian weight.
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B. Use the proper function commands to calculate the variances for Tansy
height, Valerian height, and Valerian weight.
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C. Use the proper function commands to calculate the standard deviations for
Tansy height, Valerian height, and Valerian weight.
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D. Use the proper function commands to calculate the variance/mean ratios for
Tansy height, Valerian height, and Valerian weight.
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3. Manipulating cells, column, rows, and cell contents.
A. Know how to merge cells and wrap cells.
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B. Know how to bold font, italics font and change font size.
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C. Know how to add and delete rows and columns in the spreadsheet.
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D. Know how to modify cell width and center cell contents.
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E. Know how to change decimal places showing in a cell.
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4. Making Tables and Figures and pasting them into a paper.
A. Practice making a Table in Excel. Copy and paste the Table into an
MSWord file. Then practice writing a description (legend) for the Table in
MSWord. By convention, Table legends always appear above the Table.
B. Practice making a Figure in Excel and using the many options available to edit
the Figure. Copy and paste the Figure into an MSWord file. Then practice
writing a description (legend) for the Figure in MSWord. By convention, Figure
legends always appear below the Figure.