Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Sample Size, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean
1.1 Mean
1.2 Standard Deviation
1.3 Standard Error of the Mean
1.4 Sample Size, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Standard Error of the Mean
1.4.1 Using the Fill/Series/Columns Commands
1.4.2 Changing the Width of a Column
1.4.3 Centering Information in a Range of Cells
1.4.4 Naming a Range of Cells
1.4.5 Finding the Sample Size Using the =COUNT Function
1.4.6 Finding the Mean Score Using the =AVERAGE Function

1.4.7 Finding the Standard Deviation Using the =STDEV Function
1.4.8 Finding the Standard Error of the Mean
1.4.8.1 Formatting Numbers in Number Format (Two Decimal Places)
1.5 Saving a Spreadsheet
1.6 Printing a Spreadsheet
1.7 Formatting Numbers in Currency Format (Two Decimal Places)
1.8 Formatting Numbers in Number Format (Three Decimal Places)
1.9 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems
References
Chapter 2: Random Number Generator
2.1 Creating Frame Numbers for Generating Random Numbers
2.2 Creating Random Numbers in an Excel Worksheet

2.3 Sorting Frame Numbers into a Random Sequence
2.4 Printing an Excel File So That All of the Information Fits Onto One Page
2.5 End-of-Chapter Practice Problems
Chapter 3: Confidence Interval About the Mean Using the TINV Function and Hypothesis Testing
3.1 Confidence Interval About the Mean
3.1.1 How to Estimate the Population Mean
3.1.2 Estimating the Lower Limit and the Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval About the Mean
3.1.3 Estimating the Confidence Interval for the Number of Outpatient Visits to a Clinic
3.1.4 Where Did the Number ``1.96 ́́Come From?

3.1.5 Finding the Value for t in the Confidence Interval Formula
3.1.6 Using Excelś TINV Function to Find the Confidence Interval About the Mean
3.1.7 Using Excel to Find the 95% Confidence Interval for a Clinicś Outpatient Visits
3.2 Hypothesis Testing
3.2.1 Hypotheses Always Refer to the Population That You Are Studying
3.2.2 The Null Hypothesis and the Research (Alternative) Hypothesis
3.2.2.1 Determining the Null Hypothesis and the Research Hypothesis When Rating Scales Are Used
3.2.3 The Seven Steps for Hypothesis Testing Using the Confidence Interval About the Mean

3.2.3.1 STEP 1: State the Null Hypothesis and the Research Hypothesis
3.2.3.2 STEP 2: Select the Appropriate Statistical Test
3.2.3.3 STEP 3: Calculate the Formula for the Statistical Test
3.2.3.4 STEP 4: Draw a Picture of the Confidence Interval About the Mean, Including the Mean, the Lower Limit of the Interval, ...
3.2.3.5 STEP 5: Decide on a Decision Rule
3.2.3.6 STEP 6: State the Result of Your Statistical Test
3.2.3.7 STEP 7: State the Conclusion of Your Statistical Test in Plain English!
3.3 Alternative Ways to Summarize the Result of a Hypothesis Test