Statistics+and+Excel

Getting Started with Excel
First...special words you should probably learn and use:

spreadsheet = a document set out like a grid with rows and columns. You can put numbers and words into this grid. workbook = a document with a number of different sheets (a bit like pages). rows = numbered 1, 2, 3 and so on columns = labelled A, B, C and so on  cell = one box in the grid. active cell = the cell you have currently selected. It is labelled A1, A2 and so on. formula/formulae (for lots) = an equation which is applied to a group of cells e.g. SUM = when you want to add the total of a group of numbers.

The cursor changes depending on where you put it! Wide cross symbol = you have selected a cell. You can hold down the mouse and drag to select a range of cells. Thin cross symbol = when you are at the bottom right hand edge of the cell. This can be used to fill down or copy down the contents of one cell to all the cells you select below, to the left or to the right of it. Thin cross symbol with arrows on each end = will allow you to drag and drop the cell contents somewhere else in your spreadsheet.

3 activities to try: