PHStat2 Version 3.0 Readme.

PHStat2 is Windows software that assists you in learning the concepts of statistics while using Microsoft Excel. PHStat2 allows you to perform many common types of statistical analyses working with and using the familiar Microsoft Excel interface. The rest of this document is organi ed into sections that will assist you in setting up and using PHStat2.. !ote" #n this document$ the sym%ol means &on the next su%menu$ select.' Table of Contents ( PHStat2 Technical )e*uirements 2a +onfiguring Excel 2,,- Security for PHStat2 2% +onfiguring Excel 2,,./Excel 2,(, Security for PHStat2 - Setting up PHStat2 0 1sing PHStat2 2 1pdating PHStat2 3 Trou%leshooting PHStat2 . What4s !ew in PHStat25

1 PHStat2 Technical Requirements

There are separate re*uirements for using PHStat2 and running the PHStat2 setup program. The re*uirements for running the setup program are more exclusi6e. #f you plan to setup PHStat2$ make sure to re6iew all of the re*uirements that follow. Requirements for using PHStat2 Windows 7P$ Windows 8ista$ or Windows .. Microsoft Excel 2,,-$ Excel 2,,. or Excel 2,(, 9-2:%it 6ersion;$ with the latest Microsoft:supplied patches and ser6ice packs applied. PHStat2 will not work properly with unpatched 6ersions of Excel or the 30:%it 6ersion of Excel 2,(,. 98isit office.microsoft.com!officeu"date for latest Excel updates.; PHStat2 no longer supports Excel versions earlier than Excel 2003. Users of earlier Excel versions will be able to install PHStat2 but will discover that the new procedures discussed in Section 7 will not function properl . <or Excel 2,,-$ Microsoft =ffice macro security le6el set to #edium 9see topic 2a in &+onfiguring Excel 2,,- Security for PHStat2' for complete details;. <or Excel 2,,. or Excel 2,(,$ Trust +enter Macro Settings set to $isable all macros %ith notification 9see topic 2% &+onfiguring Excel 2,,./2,(, Security for PHStat2' for complete details;. #nternet access for downloading Microsoft Excel updates and PHStat2 updates 96isit %%%."earsonhighered.com!"hstat& as they %ecome a6aila%le. Requirements for running the PHStat2 setu" "rogram

>pproximately (2 M? hard disk free space while running the setup program and - M? hard disk space after program setup. Windows user account with administrator pri6ileges. Student or faculty accounts used to login onto networked computers in academic settings typically do not ha6e this pri6ilege. #f you ha6e such an account$ ask your network or la% technician for assistance.

2a Configuring '(cel 2003 Securit) for PHStat2

The Microsoft =ffice macro security le6el must %e set to #edium in order to allow PHStat2 to properly function. =pen Microsoft Excel and select Tools #acro Securit). #n the Securit) *e+el ta% of the Security dialog %ox that appears$ click the #edium option and then click ,-. Setting the security le6el in this dialog %ox$ affects all Microsoft =ffice programs. When you are finished using PHStat2$ you can set the security le6el to High$ for greatest security. 9#f you set the le6el to High$ remem%er to reset the le6el to Medium %efore you next open and use PHStat2.;. #f you cannot see the Macro choice on the Tools menu$ it may %e hidden from 6iew due to the way that Microsoft =ffice is currently displaying menu choices. To dou%le:check this$ open Microsoft Excel and select Tools Customi.e. #n the +ustomi e dialog %ox$ clear 9uncheck; the #enus sho% recentl) used commands first check %ox if it is checked and click Close. +learing this check %ox will cause e6ery Microsoft =ffice program to show e6ery choice on e6ery menu. 9@ou can re6erse this setting at any time.; +learing this check %ox will also %e helpful when using PHStat2 as you will %e always a%le to see e6ery choice on the PHStat menu that appears inside Excel.

2b Configuring '(cel 200/!'(cel 2010 Securit) for PHStat2

@ou must change the Trust +enter settings to allow PHStat2 to properly function. <ollow these steps"

1. #n Excel 2,,.$ click the ,ffice 0utton and then click '(cel ,"tions 9at %ottom of the =ffice
?utton menu window;. #n Excel 2,(,$ click 1ile ,"tions. #n the Excel =ptions dialog %ox"

2. +lick Trust Center in the left pane and then click Trust Center Settings in the right pane.
#n the Trust +enter dialog %ox"

3. +lick 2dd3ins in the next left pane$ and in the >dd:ins right pane clear all of the check%oxes. 4. +lick #acro Settings in the left pane and in the Macro Settings right pane click $isable all
macros %ith notification.

5. +lick ,- to close the Trust +enter dialog %ox.

?ack in the Excel =ptions dialog %ox"

6. +lick ,- to finish
=n some systems with stringent security settings$ you may need to modify step 2. <or such systems$ in step 2$ click Trusted *ocations in the left pane and then$ in the Trusted Aocations right pane$ click 2dd

ne% location to add the folder path to the PHStat2 add:in 9typically +"BProgram <ilesBPHStat2; %efore you click ,-.

3 Setting u" PHStat2

To use PHStat2$ you first need to run the PHStat2 setup program to add PHStat2 to your system. ?efore using the setup program$ make sure you ha6e re6iewed the details of the pre6ious two sections and ha6e 6erified that your copy of Microsoft Excel is properly configured and updated and that your system meets all technical re*uirements listed in section (. Ha6ing re6iewing the rest of this readme file$ download the PHStat2 setup program and sa6e the file to the folder of your choice. The PHStat2 setup program installs the PHStat2 files to your system and adds entries in the Windows registry file for your system. The setup program also adds Cesktop icons and a Start Menu program group for PHStat2. )un the setup program only after first logging on to Windows using a user account that include administrator pri6ileges. 9)unning the setup program with a Windows user account that does not include these pri6ileges will pre6ent the setup program from properly installing PHStat2.; #f your system contains Windows 8ista$ Windows .$ or certain third:party security programs$ you may see messages asking you to &permit' or &allow' specific system operations as the setup program executes. #f you do not gi6e the setup program the necessary permissions$ PHStat2 will not %e properly installed on your computer. >fter the setup completes$ check the installation %y opening PHStat2. > proper installation will cause Excel to display a PHStat menu in the >dd:#ns ta% 9Excel 2,,. or Excel 2,(,; or the menu %ar 9Excel 2,,-;. #f you ha6e skipped checking for and applying necessary Excel updates$ or if some of the updates were una%le to %e applied$ you may see a &+ompile Error' message that talks a%out a &hidden module' when you first attempt to use PHStat2. #f this occurs$ repeat the process to check for and update Excel.

4 5sing PHStat2
@ou use PHStat2 %y dou%le:clicking the Cesktop PHStat2 icon or selecting PHStat2 from the Start menu PHStat2 program group. #f you prefer$ you can use the Excel 9<ile; =pen dialog %ox to open the PHStat2.xla file directly. =nce properly loaded$ PHStat2 will add a new PHStat menu in the >dd:#ns ta% of Excel 2,,. or Excel 2,(, or the Excel menu %ar in Excel 2,,-. When you use the correct Excel security settings 9see Section 2a or 2%;$ you will see a macro 6irus warning dialog %ox as you attempt to open PHStat2. Should this dialog %ox appear$ click the 'nable #acros %utton to allow PHStat2 96irus:free$ as shipped; to %e opened.

6 5"dating PHStat2
<rom time to time$ enhanced 6ersions of PHStat2 that add new capa%ilities or clarify user issues may %e pu%lished on the Pearson Education we% site. #f you plan to use PHStat2$ you should regularly check the PHStat We% site at %%%."earsonhighered.com!"hstat for news and updates related to this 6ersion 9-.,;. @ou should also regularly check the Microsoft =ffice We% site for Excel updates.

7 Troubleshooting PHStat2.
8Com"ile error in hidden module8 message. #f you get an error message that mentions a compile error in a hidden module or work%ook when you start PHStat2$ you copy of Excel may not %e properly updated. +heck for updates for your copy of Microsoft Excel at office.microsoft.com!officeu"date. 'rror message during installation using 9indo%s / (74 :743bit& soft%are. #f$ during installation$ you get a dialog %ox message that notes that some components failed to self:register$ click the Continue %utton in the dialog %ox to complete the installation. @ou may ha6e to update your Windows . and reinstall PHStat2 at a later time. 85ne("ected error8 message %hen running a PHStat2 "rocedure. <irst 6erify that PHStat2 was properly set up of your system. Then re6iew the PHStat2 help system topics for the procedure as well as the topic DPreparing Cata for >nalysisD to 6erify that any data necessary for the procedure has %een properly organi ed in your worksheet. Most unexpected errors arise from incorrectly prepared input data. #f this error only occurs with se6eral procedures$ 6erify that you ha6e the >nalysis ToolPak and the >nalysis ToolPak E 8?> add:ins properly loaded 9see Section 2;. 5nable to com"lete the PHStat2 setu" "rocess. )e6iew the section DTechnical re*uirements for Phstat2.D Most pro%lems of this type are caused %y user accounts that do not permission to setup up application software in a networked en6ironment. PHStat menu fails to o"en or fails to a""ear. @our Excel macro security setting is incorrect. +hange setting to Medium option as explained in Section -a or -%. Aess likely$ this pro%lem can also %e caused %y certain settings in older anti:6irus programs that ha6e not %een properly updated

#f you need further assistance$ first read the help topic for the PHStat2 procedure %y clicking Hel" in the procedureFs dialog %ox. Then 6isit the PHStat2 we%site %%%."earsonhighered.com!"hstat to contact Pearson Education technical support for further assistance.

/ 9hat;s <e% in PHStat2=

PHStat2 is continually %eing enhanced. This is PHStat2 6ersion -.,(. Changes in +ersion 3.0 since +ersion 2.>.1 Elimination of the use of the Excel Cata >nalysis ToolPak add:ins. Scatter Plot Procedure added.

Ci6ision of the Two:Sample Test su%menu into 1nsummari ed Cata and Summari ed Cata su%menus. Paired t Test Procedure added. Pooled:8ariance t Test Procedure for unsummari ed data added Separate:8ariance t Test Procedure for unsummari ed data added. Two:Way >!=8> with replication Procedure added. 9This procedure includes a +ell Means Plot output option.; 1ser:specified le6el of significance added to =ne:Way >!=8> Procedure. <re*uency Cistri%ution$ Histogram G Polygons$ =ne:Way >!=8>$ Two:Way >!=8>$ Simple Ainear )egression$ Multiple )egression Procedures re6ised to create li6e worksheets. Worksheet formatting enhanced and minor errors corrected. 98ersion -., %reaks compati%ility with Excel 6ersions earlier than Excel 2,,-.; Changes in +ersion 2.>.1 since +ersion 2./ ?ox:and:Whisker Plot Procedure renamed ?oxplot. c +hart Procedure added. < Test for Cifferences in Two 8ariances modified to eliminate the need for a Aower:Tail Test option. Pareto Ciagram output option of =ne:Way Ta%les G +harts renamed Pareto +hart. Pareto chart reformatted to start cumulati6e percentage graph at top of first %ar 9>SH standard;. Separate:8ariance t Test Procedure added. t Test for Cifferences in Two Means Procedure renamed Pooled:8ariance t Test. Tukey:Iramer Procedure replaced %y a new =ne:Way >!=8> Procedure with a Tukey:Iramer Procedure output option. )ela%eling of data 6alues in ?inomial$ Hypergeometric$ and Poisson Pro%a%ility Cistri%ution dialog %oxes and worksheets. Scatter Ciagram output option of Simple Ainear )egression procedure renamed Scatter Plot.

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+heck the PHStat we%site %%%."renhall.com!"hstat for the latest updates and enhancements to PHStat2 or to seek technical support. This document is current as of >ugust 2,(,. !ote" Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft +orporation. +opyright 2,(, Pearson Education. >ll rights reser6ed.