Doing statistics with Excel 97 : software instruction and exercise activity supplement

This workbook is designed to help students explore a single statistical concept by investigating data sets. It is not possible to investigate a data set without the assistance of a computer package. The computer package used in this workbook is Microsoft Excel 97. The commands necessary to use this package are explained in each chapter. Students using Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 will see some minor differences between their screens and those shown. This workbook is for students enrolled in a basic course in Statistics. It is built around the premise that student must "do statistics" in order to truly understand the statistical concepts. Thus, each chapter reinforces a topic from a standard statistics course. It is expected that the student can work independently or in a team of students. The workbook is self-contained in that all of the instructions needed to use the software are explained in the appropriate chapter. Space is provided for the students to write their answers in the workbook.