Excel 2016 for Physical Sciences Statistics
A Guide to Solving Practical Problems

Authors: Thomas J. Quirk, Meghan H. Quirk, Howard F. Horton



Suitable for undergraduates or graduate students

Includes 165 color screen shots so you can be sure you are performing Excel steps correctly

Statistical theory and formulas are explained in clear language without bogging you down in mathematical fine points

You will be told each step of the way, not only how to use Excel, but also why you are doing each step – so you can learn the techniques to apply Excel beyond this book

You will learn both how to write statistical formulas and how to use drop-down menus to have Excel create formulas for youEach chapter includes specific objectives for each concept so you know the purpose of the Excel steps

Each chapter presents key steps needed to solve practical science problems using Excel. In addition, three practice problems at the end of each chapter enable you to test your new knowledge. Answers to these problems appear in Appendix A

A “Practice Test” is given in Appendix B to test your knowledge at the end of the book. Answers appear in Appendix C

This book purposely does not include a CD of Excel files. Instead, you’ll be shown how to create each Excel file yourself. In a work situation, your colleagues will not give you an Excel file

You will be expected to create your own. This book will give you ample practice in developing this important skill

This book is a tool that can be used either by itself or along with any good statistics book

This book shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel in teaching physical science statistics effectively. Similar to the previously published Excel 2013 for Physical Sciences Statistics, this book is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical physical science problems. If understanding statistics isn’t the reader’s strongest suit, the reader is not mathematically inclined, or if the reader is new to computers or to Excel, this is the book to start off with.

Excel, a widely available computer program for students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in physical science courses. Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past. However, Excel 2016 for Physical Sciences Statistics: A Guide to Solving Practical Problems capitalizes on these improvements by teaching students and managers how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and work.

Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand physical science problems. Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions in an appendix. Separately, there is a full Practice Test (with answers in an Appendix) that allows readers to test what they have learned.

Table of contents

Front Matter
Pages i-xv

Sample Size, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean
Pages 1-20

Random Number Generator
Pages 21-34

Confidence Interval About the Mean Using the TINV Function and Hypothesis Testing
Pages 35-63

One-Group t-Test for the Mean
Pages 65-78

Two-Group t-Test of the Difference of the Means for Independent Groups
Pages 79-106

Correlation and Simple Linear Regression
Pages 107-152

Multiple Correlation and Multiple Regression
Pages 153-169

One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Pages 171-187

Back Matter
Pages 189-246

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