And in this chapter, you’ll start using them to analyze data with a little help from Excel. You’ll learn how to use PivotTables to generate frequencies and interpret the results. You’ll discover percentage and cumulative frequencies and find out when these are handy. Finally, you’ll discover how to display your results on a chart with just a few extra clicks. Let’s dive in!
Statistics are summaries of your data
Everywhere you look, there’s data, whether you’re browsing the Internet, perusing sales data, or examining survey results. But when you’re faced with a wall of data, it can be tricky to see what’s actually going on.
A statistic summarizes some aspect of your data—for example, a typical value.
That’s where statistics come in. A statistic is a number that ...
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