Microsoft Excel in ENGR 13300

Flashcards to go over concepts covered in Excel 3. Excel 1 & 2 not included.

Count

=COUNT() - Total # of data points in set

Minimum

=MIN() - Smallest value in data set

Maximum

=MAX() - Latest value in data set

Range

=MAX() - MIN() - Difference between min and max values (Helpful to identify outliers)

Mean

=AVERAGE() - Sum of all data points / count of data points (Sensitive to Outliers)

Median

=MEDIAN() - Middle number of data set (Sort data smallest to largest)

Mode

=MODE() - Most frequently occurring numbe

One Mode

=MODE.SNGL() - One commonly occurring number

Multi Mode

=MODE.MULT() - Multiple commonly occurring numbers

Standard Deviation

=STDEV.S() - Measure of variation in data set (Also = variance^1/2)

Variance

=VAR.S() - Average of squared difference of each data point from the mean (Also = SD²)

Low Standard Deviation

data points are closer to the mean

Plugin for Histograms

Data Analysis ToolPak (File ⇒ Options ⇒ Add-ins ⇒ press “Go” ⇒ Analysis ToolPak ⇒ Ok)

Where to access Data Analysis ToolPak (To Make Histograms)

Data tab in Alalysis

Bin

A range of values that group a histogram bar

Number of Bins

=ROUND( sqrt(COUNT()), 0 )

Bin Width

=ROUND( RANGE / NUM_BINS)

Bin Upper Limits (Bin Table)

Sets the maximum value (upper limit) for each bin

1st Bin Upper Limit (Bin Table)

=MIN() + BIN_WIDTH - 1

Other Bin Upper Limits (Bin Table)

=1st Bin Upper Limit + BIN_WIDTH

After the Histogram is created you should …

Correctly label the histogram axis and hide the legend

Skew

=SKEW() - Determines distribution symmetry

Normal / Symmetrical Skew

=SKEW() IS 0

Skewed Left

=SKEW() IS Negative

Skewed Right

=SKEW() IS Positive

Kurtosis

=KURT() - Measures peakness / flatness of a distribution

What does Kurtosis compare itself to?

A normal distribution