Statistical Fundamentals: Using Microsoft Excel for Univariate and Bivariate Analysis
The purpose of this revised third edition is to provide users with knowledge and skills in univariate and bivariate statistics using Microsoft Excel®. Bivariate statistics are especially useful in comparing two variables and discovering relationships. The book includes step-by-step examples of how to perform various descriptive and inferential statistical procedures using Microsoft Excel's native operators and functions, as well as automated procedures using Microsoft Analysis ToolPak® and AnalystSoft StatPlus®.
This reference volume also features companion website materials, including copies of the Excel files used to create the output presented in the book and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that display step-by-step instructions on how to run popular statistical procedures in Excel.
This nearly 500-page textbook is offered at only $29.95 for the paperback version and $9.99 for the Kindle edition.
About the Author
Alfred P. (Fred) Rovai, a native of San Jose, California, received a BA degree (mathematics) from San Jose State University, an MA degree (public administration) from the University of Northern Colorado, an MS degree (education) from Old Dominion University, and a PhD degree (academic leadership) from Old Dominion University. He also completed postgraduate work in systems management at the University of Southern California and possesses a postgraduate professional license in mathematics from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Following his retirement from the U.S. Army as a dean at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, he served as Visiting Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University and then as Assistant Professor through tenured Professor at Regent University. He retired in December 2011 as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Regent University. During his career in academe he authored or co-authored seven textbooks and more than 60 articles in scholarly journals and served on four editorial review boards. He presently writes, consults, and serves as an adjunct professor teaching research design and statistics courses online.