A Brief Word About Your Exam

Exam 1 Studyguide

A Brief Word About Your Exam Your exam will be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 DURING CLASS TIME. You will have 50 minutes to complete Exam 1. If you arrive late or leave early, you forfeit any time missed. You must present your WVU ID or government issued ID to take the exam. If you do not have an ID, you cannot take the exam. You should arrive 10 minutes before class. This will ensure you are ready to enter the classroom and be seated about 5 minutes before the exam start time. If you have any questions, please raise your hand, my proctor and I will do our best to help you.

DO NOT DOUBLE CLICK TO OPEN FILES Do not open files you download directly You need to Extract all files to My Documents Folder You must open Excel and import extracted data Version 1.1

Create Workbook Windows Button Microsoft Office Excel 2013 Blank Workbook Version 1.1

Save Workbook FILE Save As Browse Save in My Documents folder Save file as yourlastname_yourfirstname_xxxx

Rename Work Sheet Right click tab Rename Type in the new name of the worksheet Version 1.1

Add a new worksheet Click the circle with a plus sign icon

Import CSV Data (step 1) Click in cell where you want data imported Choose the DATA ribbon From the Get External Data group From Text Reference: Exploring Office 2013 Volume 2 Excel Chapter 10 P. 442-445 Version 1.1

Import CSV Data (step 2) Find the CSV file you wish to import Click Import Version 1.1

Import CSV Data (step 3) In the Text Import Wizard box Select My data has headers Click Next > Version 1.1

Import CSV Data (step 4) Change delimiters check box from Tab to Comma Note that the data preview has changed to a spreadsheet Click Next > Version 1.1

Import CSV Data (step 5) Click Finish Version 1.1

Import CSV Data (step 6) In the Import Data dialog box: Ensure Existing worksheet: selected Click OK Version 1.1

Creating Tables Select data Insert ribbon Tables group Table In the Create Table dialog box: Select My table has headers OK

Formatting Table Styles Left click anywhere inside of table Open the Table Tools Design ribbon In the Table Styles group, pick a table style of your choice. Reference: Exploring Office 2013 Volume 1 Excel Chapter 4 P. 569

Cell Formatting In the Alignment group: Merge & Center Merge In the Styles group: Heading 1 cell style Title cell style

Cell References A formula that references a cell can be moved to another cell If we want to keep the result value in the cell, we use a $ before the cell name Column Absolute Mixed Reference $A1 Row Absolute Mixed Reference A$1 You can cycle through cell references using F4 on your keyboard Relative Reference Absolute Reference A1 $A$1

Writing Formulas A formula in Excel must start with a = you must select cells You need to give the formula a symbol Operation Similar Phrases Arithmetic Symbol Symbol in Excel Addition total sum combined plus Subtraction difference minus less decrease Multiplication product times of Division ratio quotient per + + - - X * / Exponentiation x n ^

Inserting Functions Click in cell where you want to insert formula Click the Insert Function Button f x In the Insert Function dialog box, type in name of function in search Click function Click OK

Formatting Table Cells Click inside the table Select cells Home ribbon Number group Dialog box launcher Format number accordingly

Create a Chart Select data in table Insert ribbon Dialog box launcher In the Insert Chart dialog box 1. Click All Charts tab 2. Choose the chart appropriate for your data Version 1.1

Format Chart Right click on the chart Move Chart Add Chart Element 1. Add Axis titles 2. Add chart title 3. Add trendline 1. Click on trendline 2. Choose trendline to fit data 3. Add R² value Version 1.1

Project Trendline Forward & Display R 2 Left click on the dashed trend line Right click on the selected trend line Select Format Trendline In the format Trendline area: select Trendline Options scroll down and select Forward [number] periods After forecasting trendline forward: Scroll to bottom and click Display R-squared value on chart

Analysis Questions You will need to create a new spreadsheet named analysis questions. Format the spreadsheet following directions. You must answer four out of the five questions given. You must use proper grammar and spelling. You must write at least two sentences. You need to answer the question. Then provide justification for your answer.