Finding the Hateful

Enter the scores in ane of the columns on the Excel spreadsheet (see the example below). Later on the information have been entered, identify the cursor where y'all wish to have the mean (boilerplate) appear and click the mouse button. Select Insert Function (f 10 ) from the FORMULAS tab. A dialog box volition appear. Select AVERAGE from the Statistical category and click OK. (Note: If you want the Median, select MEDIAN. If you want the Mode, select MODE.SNGL. Excel but provides one mode. If a information fix had more than than i mode, Excel would simply display 1 of them.)

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Enter the cell range for your listing of numbers in the Number ane box. For example, if your information were in cavalcade A from row i to thirteen, y'all would enter A1:A13. Instead of typing the range, you tin likewise move the cursor to the beginning of the gear up of scores yous wish to use and click and drag the cursor across them. Once you have entered the range for your listing, click on OK at the bottom of the dialog box. The mean (average) for the listing will appear in the cell yous selected.

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Finding the Standard Difference

Place the cursor where y'all wish to have the standard deviation announced and click the mouse button.Select Insert Part (fx)from the FORMULAS tab. A dialog box volition announced.  Select STDEV.S (for a sample) from the the Statistical category. (Note: If your data are from a population, click on STDEV.P). Later on yous have made your selections, click on OK at the lesser of the dialog box.

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Enter the cell range for your list of numbers in the Number ane box. For example, if your data were in cavalcade A from row 1 to 13, y'all would enter A1:A13. Instead of typing the range, you can besides move the cursor to the beginning of the set of scores you wish to use and click and drag the cursor across them. Once you have entered the range for your list, click on OK at the bottom of the dialog box. The standard deviation for the listing volition announced in the cell you selected.

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Del Siegle, Ph.D.
Neag School of Education – University of Connecticut
del.siegle@uconn.edu
www.delsiegle.com