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| Getting Started with Excel | p. 1 |
| Getting Started | p. 2 |
| Special Files for This Book | p. 2 |
| Installing the StatPlus Files | p. 2 |
| Excel and Spreadsheets | p. 4 |
| Launching Excel | p. 5 |
| Viewing the Excel Window | p. 6 |
| Running Excel Commands | p. 7 |
| Excel Workbooks and Worksheets | p. 10 |
| Opening a Workbook | p. 10 |
| Scrolling through a Workbook | p. 11 |
| Worksheet Cells | p. 14 |
| Selecting a Cell | p. 14 |
| Moving Cells | p. 16 |
| Printing from Excel | p. 18 |
| Previewing the Print Job | p. 18 |
| Setting Up the Page | p. 19 |
| Printing the Page | p. 21 |
| Saving Your Work | p. 22 |
| Excel Add-Ins | p. 24 |
| Loading the StatPlus Add-In | p. 24 |
| Loading the Data Analysis ToolPak | p. 28 |
| Unloading an Add-In | p. 30 |
| Features of StatPlus | p. 30 |
| Using StatPlus Modules | p. 30 |
| Hidden Data | p. 31 |
| Linked Formulas | p. 32 |
| Setup Options | p. 32 |
| Exiting Excel | p. 34 |
| Working with Data | p. 35 |
| Data Entry | p. 36 |
| Entering Data from the Keyboard | p. 36 |
| Entering Data with Autofill | p. 37 |
| Inserting New Data | p. 40 |
| Data Formats | p. 41 |
| Formulas and Functions | p. 45 |
| Inserting a Simple Formula | p. 46 |
| Inserting an Excel Function | p. 47 |
| Cell References | p. 50 |
| Range Names | p. 51 |
| Sorting Data | p. 54 |
| Querying Data | p. 55 |
| Using the AutoFilter | p. 56 |
| Using the Advanced Filter | p. 59 |
| Using Calculated Values | p. 62 |
| Importing Data from Text Files | p. 63 |
| Importing Data from Databases | p. 68 |
| Using Excel's Database Query Wizard | p. 68 |
| Specifying Criteria and Sorting Data | p. 71 |
| Exercises | p. 75 |
| Working with Charts | p. 81 |
| Introducing Excel Charts | p. 82 |
| Introducing Scatter Plots | p. 86 |
| Editing a Chart | p. 91 |
| Resizing and Moving an Embedded Chart | p. 91 |
| Moving a Chart to a Chart Sheet | p. 93 |
| Working with Chart and Axis Titles | p. 94 |
| Editing the Chart Axes | p. 97 |
| Working with Gridlines and Legends | p. 100 |
| Editing Plot Symbols | p. 102 |
| Identifying Data Points | p. 105 |
| Selecting a Data Row | p. 106 |
| Labeling Data Points | p. 107 |
| Formatting Labels | p. 109 |
| Creating Bubble Plots | p. 110 |
| Breaking a Scatter Plot into Categories | p. 117 |
| Plotting Several Variables | p. 120 |
| Exercises | p. 123 |
| Describing Your Data | p. 128 |
| Variables and Descriptive Statistics | p. 129 |
| Frequency Tables | p. 131 |
| Creating a Frequency Table | p. 132 |
| Using Bins in a Frequency Table | p. 134 |
| Defining Your Own Bin Values | p. 136 |
| Working with Histograms | p. 138 |
| Creating a Histogram | p. 138 |
| Shapes of Distributions | p. 141 |
| Breaking a Histogram into Categories | p. 143 |
| Working with Stem and Leaf Plots | p. 146 |
| Distribution Statistics | p. 151 |
| Percentiles and Quartiles | p. 151 |
| Measures of the Center: Means, Medians, and the Mode | p. 154 |
| Measures of Variability | p. 159 |
| Measures of Shape: Skewness and Kurtosis | p. 162 |
| Outliers | p. 164 |
| Working with Boxplots | p. 165 |
| Concept Tutorials: Boxplots | p. 166 |
| Exercises | p. 175 |
| Probability Distributions | p. 182 |
| Probability | p. 183 |
| Probability Distributions | p. 184 |
| Discrete Probability Distributions | p. 185 |
| Continuous Probability Distributions | p. 186 |
| Concept Tutorials: PDFs | p. 187 |
| Random Variables and Random Samples | p. 189 |
| Concept Tutorials: Random Samples | p. 190 |
| The Normal Distribution | p. 193 |
| Concept Tutorials: The Normal Distribution | p. 194 |
| Excel Worksheet Functions | p. 196 |
| Using Excel to Generate Random Normal Data | p. 197 |
| Charting Random Normal Data | p. 199 |
| The Normal Probability Plot | p. 201 |
| Parameters and Estimators | p. 205 |
| The Sampling Distribution | p. 206 |
| Concept Tutorials: Sampling Distributions | p. 211 |
| The Standard Error | p. 212 |
| The Central Limit Theorem | p. 212 |
| Concept Tutorials: The Central Limit Theorem | p. 213 |
| Exercises | p. 218 |
| Statistical Inference | p. 224 |
| Confidence Intervals | p. 225 |
| z Test Statistic and z Values | p. 225 |
| Calculating the Confidence Interval with Excel | p. 228 |
| Interpreting the Confidence Interval | p. 229 |
| Concept Tutorials: The Confidence Interval | p. 229 |
| Hypothesis Testing | p. 232 |
| Types of Error | p. 233 |
| An Example of Hypothesis Testing | p. 234 |
| Acceptance and Rejection Regions | p. 234 |
| p Values | p. 235 |
| Concept Tutorials: Hypothesis Testing | p. 236 |
| Additional Thoughts about Hypothesis Testing | p. 239 |
| The t Distribution | p. 240 |
| Concept Tutorials: The t Distribution | p. 241 |
| Working with the t Statistic | p. 242 |
| Constructing a t Confidence Interval | p. 243 |
| The Robustness of t | p. 243 |
| Applying the t Test to Paired Data | p. 244 |
| Applying a Nonparametric Test to Paired Data | p. 250 |
| The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test | p. 250 |
| The Sign Test | p. 253 |
| The Two-Sample t Test | p. 255 |
| Comparing the Pooled and Unpooled Test Statistics | p. 256 |
| Working with the Two-Sample t Statistic | p. 256 |
| Testing for Equality of Variance | p. 258 |
| Applying the t Test to Two-Sample Data | p. 259 |
| Applying a Nonparametric Test to Two-Sample Data | p. 265 |
| Final Thoughts about Statistical Inference | p. 267 |
| Exercises | p. 268 |
| Tables | p. 275 |
| PivotTables | p. 276 |
| Removing Categories from a PivotTable | p. 280 |
| Changing the Values Displayed by the PivotTable | p. 282 |
| Displaying Categorical Data in a Bar Chart | p. 283 |
| Displaying Categorical Data in a Pie Chart | p. 285 |
| Two-Way Tables | p. 288 |
| Computing Expected Counts | p. 291 |
| The Pearson Chi-Square Statistic | p. 293 |
| Concept Tutorials: The ¿2 Distribution | p. 293 |
| Working with the ¿2 Distribution in Excel | p. 296 |
| Breaking Down the Chi-Square Statistic | p. 297 |
| Other Table Statistics | p. 297 |
| Validity of the Chi-Square Test with Small Frequencies | p. 299 |
| Tables with Ordinal Variables | p. 302 |
| Testing for a Relationship between Two Ordinal Variables | p. 303 |
| Custom Sort Order | p. 307 |
| Exercises | p. 309 |
| Regression and Correlation | p. 313 |
| Simple Linear Regression | p. 314 |
| The Regression Equation | p. 314 |
| Fitting the Regression Line | p. 315 |
| Regression Functions in Excel | p. 316 |
| Exploring Regression | p. 317 |
| Performing a Regression Analysis | p. 318 |
| Plotting Regression Data | p. 320 |
| Calculating Regression Statistics | p. 323 |
| Interpreting Regression Statistics | p. 325 |
| Interpreting the Analysis of Variance Table | p. 326 |
| Parameter Estimates and Statistics | p. 327 |
| Residuals and Predicted Values | p. 328 |
| Checking the Regression Model | p. 329 |
| Testing the Straight-Line Assumption | p. 329 |
| Testing for Normal Distribution of the Residuals | p. 331 |
| Testing for Constant Variance in the Residuals | p. 332 |
| Testing for the Independence of Residuals | p. 332 |
| Correlation | p. 335 |
| Correlation and Slope | p. 336 |
| Correlation and Causality | p. 336 |
| Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient s | p. 337 |
| Correlation Functions in Excel | p. 337 |
| Creating a Correlation Matrix | p. 338 |
| Correlation with a Two-Valued Variable | p. 342 |
| Adjusting Multiple p Values with Bonferroni | p. 342 |
| Creating a Scatter Plot Matrix | p. 343 |
| Exercises | p. 345 |
| Multiple Regression | p. 352 |
| Regression Models with Multiple Parameters | p. 353 |
| Concept Tutorials: The F Distribution | p. 353 |
| Using Regression for Prediction | p. 355 |
| Regression Example: Predicting Grades | p. 356 |
| Interpreting the Regression Output | p. 358 |
| Multiple Correlation | p. 359 |
| Coefficients and the Prediction Equation | p. 361 |
| t Tests for the Coefficients | p. 362 |
| Testing Regression Assumptions | p. 363 |
| Observed versus Predicted Values | p. 363 |
| Plotting Residuals versus Predicted Values | p. 366 |
| Plotting Residuals versus Predictor Variables | p. 368 |
| Normal Errors and the Normal Plot | p. 370 |
| Summary of Calc Analysis | p. 371 |
| Regression Example: Sex Discrimination | p. 371 |
| Regression on Male Faculty | p. 372 |
| Using a SPLOM to See Relationships | p. 373 |
| Correlation Matrix of Variables | p. 374 |
| Multiple Regression | p. 376 |
| Interpreting the Regression Output | p. 377 |
| Residual Analysis of Discrimination Data | p. 377 |
| Normal Plot of Residuals | p. 378 |
| Are Female Faculty Underpaid? | p. 380 |
| Drawing Conclusions | p. 385 |
| Exercises | p. 386 |
| Analysis of Variance | p. 392 |
| One-Way Analysis of Variance | p. 393 |
| Analysis of Variance Example: Comparing Hotel Prices | p. 393 |
| Graphing the Data to Verify ANOVA Assumptions | p. 395 |
| Computing the Analysis of Variance | p. 397 |
| Interpreting the Analysis of Variance Table | p. 399 |
| Comparing Means | p. 402 |
| Using the Bonferroni Correction Factor | p. 403 |
| When to Use Bonferroni | p. 404 |
| Comparing Means with a Boxplot | p. 405 |
| One-Way Analysis of Variance and Regression | p. 406 |
| Indicator Variables | p. 406 |
| Fitting the Effects Model | p. 408 |
| Two-Way Analysis of Variance | p. 410 |
| A Two-Factor Example | p. 410 |
| Two-Way Analysis Example: Comparing Soft Drinks | p. 413 |
| Graphing the Data to Verify Assumptions | p. 414 |
| The Interaction Plot | p. 417 |
| Using Excel to Perform a Two-Way Analysis of Variance | p. 419 |
| Interpreting the Analysis of Variance Table | p. 422 |
| Summary | p. 424 |
| Exercises | p. 424 |
| Time Series | p. 431 |
| Time Series Concepts | p. 432 |
| Time Series Example: The Rise in Global Temperatures | p. 432 |
| Plotting the Global Temperature Time Series | p. 433 |
| Analyzing the Change in Global Temperature | p. 436 |
| Looking at Lagged Values | p. 438 |
| The Autocorrelation Function | p. 440 |
| Applying the ACF to Annual Mean Temperature | p. 441 |
| Other ACF Patterns | p. 443 |
| Applying the ACF to the Change in Temperature | p. 444 |
| Moving Averages | p. 445 |
| Simple Exponential Smoothing | p. 448 |
| Forecasting with Exponential Smoothing | p. 450 |
| Assessing the Accuracy of the Forecast | p. 450 |
| Concept Tutorials: One-Parameter Exponential Smoothing | p. 451 |
| Choosing a Value for w | p. 455 |
| Two-Parameter Exponential Smoothing | p. 457 |
| Calculating the Smoothed Values | p. 458 |
| Concept Tutorials: Two-Parameter Exponential Smoothing | p. 459 |
| Seasonality | p. 462 |
| Multiplicative Seasonality | p. 462 |
| Additive Seasonality | p. 464 |
| Seasonal Example: Liquor Sales | p. 464 |
| Examining Seasonality with a Boxplot | p. 467 |
| Examining Seasonality with a Line Plot | p. 468 |
| Applying the ACF to Seasonal Data | p. 470 |
| Adjusting for Seasonality | p. 471 |
| Three-Parameter Exponential Smoothing | p. 473 |
| Forecasting Liquor Sales | p. 474 |
| Optimizing the Exponential Smoothing Constant (optional) | p. 479 |
| Exercises | p. 482 |
| Quality Control | p. 487 |
| Statistical Quality Control | p. 488 |
| Controlled Variation | p. 489 |
| Uncontrolled Variation | p. 489 |
| Control Charts | p. 490 |
| Control Charts and Hypothesis Testing | p. 492 |
| Variable and Attribute Charts | p. 493 |
| Using Subgroups | p. 493 |
| The <$>\bar {x}<$> Chart | p. 493 |
| Calculating Control Limits When ¿ Is Known | p. 494 |
| <$>\bar {x}<$> Chart Example: Teaching Scores | p. 495 |
| Calculating Control Limits When ¿ Is Unknown | p. 498 |
| <$>\bar {x}<$> Chart Example: A Coating Process | p. 500 |
| The Range Chart | p. 502 |
| The C Chart | p. 504 |
| C Chart Example: Factory Accidents | p. 504 |
| The P Chart | p. 506 |
| P Chart Example: Steel Rod Defects | p. 507 |
| Control Charts for Individual Observations | p. 509 |
| The Pareto Chart | p. 513 |
| Exercises | p. 517 |
| Appendix | p. 521 |
| Excel Reference | p. 581 |
| Bibliography | p. 587 |
| Index | p. 589 |
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