Schmuller, Joseph: Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies

Learn to: * Understand common statistical terms * Interpret sales figures, gambling odds, sports stats, and more * Use Excel formulas, functions, charts, and PivotTables * Develop a grading curve or medical correlations Forget the mumbo-jumbo! Statistical analysis with Excel can be easy - and useful, too Stunned by statistics? Exhausted by Excel? Relax! This book makes it easy to learn statistical analysis and actually use it to interpret the statistics of everyday life. Take your Excel knowledge to a new level as you discover how to use Excel's perfectly designed tools to analyze and understand data, predict trends, make decisions, and much more. * The scoop on stats - learn about statistical concepts such as samples and populations, variables, and probability * New Excel stuff - check out naming conventions, new functions, and other elements that are different in Excel 2013 * Striking sparks - discover the cool new "sparklines" feature that lets you quickly create small graphs to illustrate data trends * Means to an end - understand means, medians, and modes and the worksheet functions associated with them * Reasonable estimation - work with sampling distributions for estimation and understand the all-important Central Limit Theorem * It's probable - explore Excel's rich set of built-in capabilities for understanding and applying probability * Send in the data - see how to import data from databases, the web, or from text Open the book and find: * A roundup of new Excel capabilities * Different types of hypothesis testing * Tools and instructions just for Mac users * What ANOVA means and why you must know * Statistical and graphical tips and traps * How Excel can pinch-hit as a database * What to do with random variables * Appendixes that delve into specific tools and tricks