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These tutorials briefly explain the use and interpretation of standard statistical analysis techniques. The examples include how-to instructions for Excel. Although there are different version of Excel in use, these should work about the same for most recent versions. They also assume that you have installed the Excel Analysis Pak which is free and comes with Excel (Go to Tools, Addins... if it is not already installed in your version of Excel.)

Installing the Analysis ToolPak
in Excel

    For Excel 2007
    1. Click the Microsoft Office Button Button image, and then click Excel Options.
    2. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage box, select Excel Add-ins.
    3. Click Go.
    4. In the Add-Ins available box, select the Analysis ToolPak check box, and then click OK.

    NOTES:

    • NOTE: If Analysis ToolPak is not listed in the Add-Ins available box, click Browse to locate it.
    • If you get prompted that the Analysis ToolPak is not currently installed on your computer, click Yes to install it.
    • After you load the Analysis ToolPak, the Data Analysis command is available in the Analysis group on the Data tab.

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