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How to Do basic statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel

May 7, 2010 02:42 PM

Spreadsheet with data analysis and dropdown menu for selecting categories.

Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the nth installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to do basic statistical analysis in Excel. Specifically, this video covers the following topics:

1) Averages such as mean, median & mode

2) Standard deviation & Range

3) How to use the functions: AVERAGE, MEDAIN, MODE, STDEV, COUNTIF, MAX, MIN, COUNT, COUNTA, SKEW

4) How to use Excel table formula nomenclature in formulas for statistics

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