Excel Statistics Essential Training: 1 (2019)
3h 38mIntermediate2019-06-11
Authors

Joseph Schmuller
Teacher, Writer
Course details
Data isn’t valuable until you put it to good use. Statistics transforms data into meaningful information, enabling organizations to make better decisions and predictions. That’s why statistics—collecting, analyzing, and presenting data—is a valuable skill for anyone in business or academia. In this course, Joseph Schmuller teaches the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics and shows you how to apply them in Microsoft Excel—an inexpensive and accessible application that offers an array of powerful statistical tools. Using the built-in functions, and charts, along with the Analysis Toolpak add-on, Joe explains how to organize and present data, understand sampling distributions, test hypotheses, and draw conclusions. He covers probabilities, averages, variability, distribution, estimation, variance, regression testing, and more. By the end of the course, you should be able to fully understand and apply basic statistical concepts to a wide variety of data.
Learning objectives
Explain how to calculate simple probability.
Review the Excel statistical formulas for finding mean, median, and mode.
Differentiate statistical nomenclature when calculating variance.
Identify components when graphing frequency polygons.
Explain how t-distributions operate.
Describe the process of determining a chi-square.
Learning objectives
Explain how to calculate simple probability.
Review the Excel statistical formulas for finding mean, median, and mode.
Differentiate statistical nomenclature when calculating variance.
Identify components when graphing frequency polygons.
Explain how t-distributions operate.
Describe the process of determining a chi-square.
Skills covered
Microsoft OfficeSpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelData AnalysisEssential TrainingData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoft
Concepts
Introduction
- What is data
- The big picture
Excel Statistics Fundamentals
- Using Excel functions
- Understanding Excel statistics functions
- Working with Excel graphics
- Installing the Excel Analysis Toolpak
Types of Data
- Differentiating data types
- Independent and dependent variables
Probability
- Defining probability
- Calculating probability
- Understanding conditional probability
Central Tendency
- The mean and its properties
- Working with the median
- Working with the mode
Variability
- Understanding variance
- Understanding standard deviation
- Z-scores
Distributions
- Organizing and graphing a distribution
- Graphing frequency polygons
- Properties of distributions
- Probability distributions
Normal Distributions
- The standard normal distribution
- Meeting the normal distribution family
- Standard normal distribution probability
- Visualizing normal distributions
Sampling Distributions
- Introducing sampling distributions
- Understanding the central limit theorem
- Meeting the t-distribution
Estimation
- Confidence in estimation
- Calculating confidence intervals
Hypothesis Testing
- The logic of hypothesis testing
- Type I errors and Type II errors
Testing Hypotheses about a Mean
- Applying the central limit theorem
- The z-test and the t-test
Testing Hypotheses about a Variance
- The chi-squared distribution
Independent Samples Hypothesis Testing
- Understanding independent samples
- Distributions for independent samples
- The z-test for independent samples
- The t-test for independent samples
Matched Samples Hypothesis Testing
- Understanding matched samples
- Distributions for matched samples
- The t-test for matched samples
Testing Hypotheses about Two Variances
- Working with the F-test
The Analysis of Variance
- Testing more than two parameters
- Introducing ANOVA
- Applying ANOVA
After the Analysis of Variance
- Types of post-ANOVA testing
- Post-ANOVA planned comparisons
Repeated Measures Analysis
- What is repeated measures
- Applying repeated measures ANOVA
Hypothesis Testing with Two Factors
- Statistical interactions
- Two-factor ANOVA
- Performing two-factor ANOVA
Regression
- Understanding the regression line
- Variation around the regression line
- Analysis of variance for regression
- Multiple regression analysis
Correlation
- Hypothesis testing with correlation
- Understanding correlation
- The correlation coefficient
- Correlation and regression
Conclusion
- Next steps