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Activity Number:
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269
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #302593 |
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Title:
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The Use of Microsoft Excel for Statistical Analyses: An Update
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Author(s):
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John D. McKenzie, Jr.*+
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Companies:
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Babson College
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Address:
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Math/Science Division, Babson College, Babson Park, MA, 02457-0310,
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Keywords:
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algorithms ; graphical displays ; missing data ; software documentation ; spreadsheet ; statistical software
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Abstract:
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At the 2001 Joint Statistical Meeting Jon Cryer and the author organized a well-attended panel on the use of Microsoft Excel for statistical analyses. The panelists explained that while Excel, the most used spreadsheet package in the world, was being used to perform statistical analyses at schools and in the workplace, there were some major concerns about using Excel for instruction and research. In the last seven years Microsoft has released Excel 2003 and Excel 2007. This paper will present what has changed and what has remained the same with the statistical capabilities of Excel since that panel presentation in New York City.
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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