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Unit 3 - Activity 15 - Excel Using Statistics Functions Worksheet

The document provides instructions for calculating mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance from data sets. It also describes how to create frequency and cumulative frequency polygons and histograms by using formulas like COUNTIF, STDEV.P, VAR.P, and bar charts in Excel or OpenOffice.

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Unit 3 - Activity 15 - Excel Using Statistics Functions Worksheet

The document provides instructions for calculating mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance from data sets. It also describes how to create frequency and cumulative frequency polygons and histograms by using formulas like COUNTIF, STDEV.P, VAR.P, and bar charts in Excel or OpenOffice.

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Nidhi Vyas
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Finding the Mean, Median and Mode

For the data below, find the mean of both classes using =average(Cell1 : Cell2)
For the data below, find the median of both classes using =median(Cell1 : Cell2)
For the data below, find the mode of both classes using =mode(Cell1 : Cell2). Careful, mode in Excel will only return one value

If you want to find the mean of both columns, you can type =average(A12:B29). Or type =average( and highlight all the cells yo

Class A Class B Mean Median Mode


71 54 Class A
82 80 Class B
55 12 Both Classes
76 61
66 73
71 69
90 92
84 81
95 61
64 75
71 15
70 44
83 91
45 63
73 50
51 84
68 74
90
xcel will only return one value for the mode, even if there were multiple values.

e( and highlight all the cells you want averaged.


Calculating Standard Deviations for Simple Data
A veterinarian has collected data on the life span of a rare breed of cats.

Find the mean.

In Excel, find the Population Standard Deviation by typing =stdev.p(Cell1:Cell2) or you can choose the cells by highlighting them
Find the Sample Standard Deviation by typing =stdev.s(Cell1:Cell2) or you can choose the cells by highlighting them. In Open O
Find the Population Variance by typing =var.p(Cell1:Cell2). In Open Office type =varp(Cell1:Cell2)
Find the Sample Variance by typing =var.s(Cell1:Cell2). In Open Office type =var(Cell1:Cell2)

Life Spans (in years) Mean


16 Pop Std Dev
18 Sample Stand Dev
19 Pop Variance
12 Sample Variance
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e the cells by highlighting them. In Open Office type =stdevp(Cell1:Cell2)
y highlighting them. In Open Office type =stdev(Cell1:Cell2)
Creating a Frequency and Cumulative Frequency Polygon
Find the midpoints of the ranges, enter them in column E.

You don't want to have to count the number of times certain temperatures appear, so we are going to use the countif function
If you want Excel to count all the numbers which are less than 19.5, you would enter =countif(B19:B49, "<19.5")
However, because you want to copy this formula, Excel will change B19:B49 to B20:B50.
We don't want Excel to do this, so we need to add $ to keep it from changing. Enter =countif($B$19:$B$49, "<19.5"

There is an easier way to copy the formula down! Click on the box F19. There is a tiny square in the bottom right. D

All you have to do now, is change the "<19.5" to match the upper limit on the range. For example, in F20, you want

To get the Frequency, you need to subtract the cells in F. For example, to get the Frequency for the range 31.5-33.5, you take

To make a Frequency polygon, highlight the Midpoint column and the Frequency column by holding CTRL. Then, insert a scatte

Day Temperature Range Midpoint Cumulative Frequency Frequency


1 27 17.5-19.5
2 25 19.5-21.5
3 24 21.5-23.5
4 30 23.5-25.5
5 32 25.5-27.5
6 31 27.5-29.5
7 29 29.5-31.5
8 24 31.5-33.5
9 22
10 19
11 21
12 25
13 26
14 31
15 33
16 33
17 30
18 29
19 27
20 28
21 26
22 27
23 22
24 18
25 20
26 25
27 26
28 29
29 32
30 31
31 28
to use the countif function.
untif(B19:B49, "<19.5") In open office, you need to use a ; instead of comma after the B49

ntif($B$19:$B$49, "<19.5")

are in the bottom right. Drag the square down all the cells you want the formula in.

example, in F20, you want it to say "<21.5".

ange 31.5-33.5, you take F26-F25, and you would have a frequency of 5.

CTRL. Then, insert a scatter plot with straight line markers.


Frequency and Cumulative Frequency Histograms
Copy your table from Sheet 3 into this sheet below.

Highlight the Range and the Frequency while holding CTRL.


In Excel, go to the top of the page. Go to Insert. Click on Column, then select a bar graph (Clustered Column).
In Open Office, go to Insert at the top of the page, click Chart, then select Column.

Range Midpoint Cumulative Frequency Frequency


17.5-19.5
19.5-21.5
21.5-23.5
23.5-25.5
25.5-27.5
27.5-29.5
29.5-31.5
31.5-33.5
red Column).

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