Spreadsheet skills are important for a first job, and DATA ANALYSIS USING MICROSOFT EXCEL prepares students to enter the world of work with stronger spreadsheet skills. Designed as a supplement to a main statistics text or as a reference for professionals, this handbook helps students build their proficiency in Microsoft Excel and shows them how to use the built-in capabilities of Excel to analyze data and make decisions. Although many of the examples are business oriented, the step-by-step approach makes this book appropriate for statistical analysis in other courses and academic disciplines.
Synopsis
This tutorial reference provides lessons on simple and advanced data analysis methods, statistical graphics, and their managerial interpretation. Focus is on statistical analysis, regression models, and forecasting methods as they relate to decision support. Discussions of fundamental concepts help users choose which analytical method is appropriate to the problem. Middleton teaches business at the University of San Francisco. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
About the Author, Michael R. Middleton
Michael R. Middleton is a Professor of Decision Sciences at the School of Business and Management, University of San Francisco, where he has taught since 1977. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, and the American Statistical Association. He has published three books with Duxbury, delivered a variety of seminars and workshops in decision science, and authored two decision science software programs.
