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Lab 4 Excel Basics
Lab 4 Excel Basics
Excel Basics
Excel Basics
A cell is the intersection
between a column and a
row.
Each cell is named for the
column letter and row
number that intersect to
make it.
Data Entry
There are two ways to enter information into a cell:
Data Entry
1. Open Excel (Start All Programs MS Office Excel).
2. Enter the following information into your spreadsheet:
Functions
More on Functions
You may directly write the functions for these statistics into
cells or the formula bar, OR
You may use the function wizard (
in the toolbar)
Your Excel
spreadsheet should
now look like this:
Correlations
A quick review:
Every correlation has a direction (positive or
negative):
Calculating Pearsons r
Correlations are described using the Pearson
Product-Moment correlation statistic, or r value.
In Excel, there are many functions that can
calculate a correlation statistic, however, we will
only use =PEARSON in this class.
StudyHrs = average number of hours spent per week studying for 209
GPA = grade-point average earned in 209 at the end of the quarter
Knowledge check: What does the r value of 0.88 tell you about
the strength and direction of the correlation between StudyHrs
and GPA?
Scatterplots
A
As positive or negative.
As weak, moderate, or strong.
Using the r value.
Sentence 1: There is a strong, positive correlation (r = 0.88)
between the number of hours studied and GPA.