Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) - Softcover

Schmuller, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119844541 ISBN 13: 9781119844549

Publisher: For Dummies, 2022

Synopsis

Become a stats superstar by using Excel to reveal the powerful secrets of statistics 

Microsoft Excel offers numerous possibilities for statistical analysis―and you don’t have to be a math wizard to unlock them. In Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies, fully updated for the 2021 version of Excel, you’ll hit the ground running with straightforward techniques and practical guidance to unlock the power of statistics in Excel.

Bypass unnecessary jargon and skip right to mastering formulas, functions, charts, probabilities, distributions, and correlations. Written for professionals and students without a background in statistics or math, you’ll learn to create, interpret, and translate statistics―and have fun doing it! 

In this book you’ll find out how to: 

• Understand, describe, and summarize any kind of data, from sports stats to sales figures 
• Confidently draw conclusions from your analyses, make accurate predictions, and calculate correlations 
• Model the probabilities of future outcomes based on past data 
• Perform statistical analysis on any platform: Windows, Mac, or iPad 
• Access additional resources and practice templates through Dummies.com 

For anyone who’s ever wanted to unleash the full potential of statistical analysis in Excel―and impress your colleagues or classmates along the way―Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies walks you through the foundational concepts of analyzing statistics and the step-by-step methods you use to apply them.   

About this title

About the Author

Joseph Schmuller works on the Digital & Enterprise Architecture Team at Availity. He has taught statistics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has created and delivered courses for LinkedIn Learning, and he is the author of all previous editions of Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

Statistically speaking, Excel^® does it all

Data can tell you interesting things, if you know how to ask. Statistical Analysis with Excel^® For Dummies will coach you through formulating the right questions. Create graphs, calculate means and medians, and whip up some conclusions with analysis of variance, regression analysis, and more. Then, when you’re feeling lucky, dive into probability and modeling. We make it all come to life with step-by-step guidance, downloadable spreadsheets, and everything you need to Excel in stats.

Inside…

• Updated for Microsoft 365^®
• New―logistic regression
• Creating simulations
• Organizing data
• Visualizing data with charts
• Confidence intervals, sampling distributions, t-tests, and more
• Non-parametric statistics

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119844541
• ISBN 13: 9781119844549
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 576