Directions.   Access https://auciello.tripod.com/701-math-trig-stat.xls  by clicking its name.  This brings up

a worksheet that looks like:

 

Next click Help, Microsoft Excel Help.  Type "Function" for keyword as I did below:

Open Excel, click Help, click Microsoft Excel Help, and enter "function" as a Keyword,  then click "function" ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then click "Math and Trignometry" ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which gives the list on the left column below:

List of  Math and Trignometric  Functions in EXCEL: List of Statistical Functions in EXCEL:

ABS   Returns the absolute value of a number

AVEDEV   Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean

ACOS   Returns the arccosine of a number

AVERAGE   Returns the average of its arguments

ACOSH   Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of a number

AVERAGEA   Returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

ASIN   Returns the arcsine of a number

BETADIST   Returns the cumulative beta probability density function

ASINH   Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of a number

BETAINV   Returns the inverse of the cumulative beta probability density function

ATAN   Returns the arctangent of a number

BINOMDIST   Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability

ATAN2   Returns the arctangent from x- and y-coordinates

CHIDIST   Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

ATANH   Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of a number

CHIINV   Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

CEILING   Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance

CHITEST   Returns the test for independence

COMBIN   Returns the number of combinations for a given number of objects

CONFIDENCE   Returns the confidence interval for a population mean

COS   Returns the cosine of a number

CORREL   Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets

COSH   Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number

COUNT   Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments

COUNTIF   Counts the number of nonblank cells within a range that meet the given criteria

COUNTA   Counts how many values are in the list of arguments

DEGREES   Converts radians to degrees

COVAR   Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations

EVEN   Rounds a number up to the nearest even integer

CRITBINOM   Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value

EXP   Returns e raised to the power of a given number

DEVSQ   Returns the sum of squares of deviations

FACT   Returns the factorial of a number

EXPONDIST   Returns the exponential distribution

FACTDOUBLE   Returns the double factorial of a number

FDIST   Returns the F probability distribution

FLOOR   Rounds a number down, toward zero

FINV   Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution

GCD   Returns the greatest common divisor

FISHER   Returns the Fisher transformation

INT   Rounds a number down to the nearest integer

FISHERINV   Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation

LCM   Returns the least common multiple

FORECAST   Returns a value along a linear trend

LN   Returns the natural logarithm of a number

FREQUENCY   Returns a frequency distribution as a vertical array

LOG   Returns the logarithm of a number to a specified base

FTEST   Returns the result of an F-test

LOG10   Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number

GAMMADIST   Returns the gamma distribution

MDETERM   Returns the matrix determinant of an array

GAMMAINV   Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution

MINVERSE   Returns the matrix inverse of an array

GAMMALN   Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)

MMULT   Returns the matrix product of two arrays

GEOMEAN   Returns the geometric mean

MOD   Returns the remainder from division

GROWTH   Returns values along an exponential trend

MROUND   Returns a number rounded to the desired multiple

HARMEAN   Returns the harmonic mean

MULTINOMIAL   Returns the multinomial of a set of numbers

HYPGEOMDIST   Returns the hypergeometric distribution

ODD   Rounds a number up to the nearest odd integer

INTERCEPT   Returns the intercept of the linear regression line

PI   Returns the value of pi

KURT   Returns the kurtosis of a data set

POWER   Returns the result of a number raised to a power

LARGE   Returns the k-th largest value in a data set

PRODUCT   Multiplies its arguments

LINEST   Returns the parameters of a linear trend

QUOTIENT   Returns the integer portion of a division

LOGEST   Returns the parameters of an exponential trend

RADIANS   Converts degrees to radians

LOGINV   Returns the inverse of the lognormal distribution

RAND   Returns a random number between 0 and 1

LOGNORMDIST   Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution

RANDBETWEEN   Returns a random number between the numbers you specify

MAX   Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments

ROMAN   Converts an arabic numeral to roman, as text

MAXA   Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

ROUND   Rounds a number to a specified number of digits

MEDIAN   Returns the median of the given numbers

ROUNDDOWN   Rounds a number down, toward zero

MIN   Returns the minimum value in a list of arguments

ROUNDUP   Rounds a number up, away from zero

MINA   Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

SERIESSUM   Returns the sum of a power series based on the formula

MODE   Returns the most common value in a data set

SIGN   Returns the sign of a number

NEGBINOMDIST   Returns the negative binomial distribution

SIN   Returns the sine of the given angle

NORMDIST   Returns the normal cumulative distribution

SINH   Returns the hyperbolic sine of a number

NORMINV   Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution

SQRT   Returns a positive square root

NORMSDIST   Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution

SQRTPI   Returns the square root of (number * pi)

NORMSINV   Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution

SUBTOTAL   Returns a subtotal in a list or database

PEARSON   Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient

SUM   Adds its arguments

PERCENTILE   Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range

SUMIF   Adds the cells specified by a given criteria

PERCENTRANK   Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set

SUMPRODUCT   Returns the sum of the products of corresponding array components

PERMUT   Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects

SUMSQ   Returns the sum of the squares of the arguments

POISSON   Returns the Poisson distribution

SUMX2MY2   Returns the sum of the difference of squares of corresponding values in two arrays

PROB   Returns the probability that values in a range are between two limits

SUMX2PY2   Returns the sum of the sum of squares of corresponding values in two arrays

QUARTILE   Returns the quartile of a data set

SUMXMY2   Returns the sum of squares of differences of corresponding values in two arrays

RANK   Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers

TAN   Returns the tangent of a number

RSQ   Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient

TANH   Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a number

SKEW   Returns the skewness of a distribution

TRUNC   Truncates a number to an integer

SLOPE   Returns the slope of the linear regression line

 

SMALL   Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set

 

STANDARDIZE   Returns a normalized value

 

STDEV   Estimates standard deviation based on a sample

 

STDEVA   Estimates standard deviation based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values

 

STDEVP   Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population

 

STDEVPA   Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values

 

STEYX   Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression

 

TDIST   Returns the Student's t-distribution

 

TINV   Returns the inverse of the Student's t-distribution

 

TREND   Returns values along a linear trend

 

TRIMMEAN   Returns the mean of the interior of a data set

 

TTEST   Returns the probability associated with a Student's t-test

 

VAR   Estimates variance based on a sample

 

VARA   Estimates variance based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values

 

VARP   Calculates variance based on the entire population

 

VARPA   Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values

 

WEIBULL   Returns the Weibull distribution

 

ZTEST   Returns the two-tailed P-value of a z-test

 Grading:  20 points for using each function, for example,  ABS (returns the Absolute Value of a number which means "remove" the minus or plus sign, considering the number as a value in magnitude, not direction.)  The absolute value of (-3) would, of course, be 3.   In Excel, you would write  =ABS(-3).   The "="  sign says that you are starting a formula.   All Excel formulas start with an "equal" sign. 

 

When you type  =ABS(-3) into a cell, you are saying "return to me the absolute value of -3",  then pressing the <Enter> key,  the value of "3" appears.   Try it now.  If you can't get this to work, stop this lesson now,  and contact your instructor!

If you can get this to work,  you may proceed to do this for each of the functions listed below,  do it on a spreadsheet, making it look like this example.

Let me know if any problems:  joseph@auciello.net