Excel Data Analysis Modeling and Simulation By Hector Guerrero

Excel Data Analysis Modeling and Simulation By Hector Guerrero

Contents:

1 Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling 

2 Presentation of Quantitative Data

3 Analysis of Quantitative Data

4 Presentation of Qualitative Data

5 Analysis of Qualitative Data

6 Inferential Statistical Analysis of Data

7 Modeling and Simulation: Part 1

8 Modeling and Simulation: Part 2

9 Solver, Scenarios, and Goal Seek Tools

Preface:

When spreadsheets first became widely available in the early 1980s, it spawned a revolution in teaching. What previously could only be done with arcane software and large scale computing was now available to the common-man, on a desktop. Also, before spreadsheets, most substantial analytical work was done outside the classroom where the tools were; spreadsheets and personal computers moved the work into the classroom. Not only did it change how the analysis curriculum was taught, but it also empowered students to venture out on their own to explore new ways to use the tools. I can’t tell you how many phone calls, office visits, and/or emails I have received in my teaching career from ecstatic students crowing about what they have just done with a spreadsheet model. I have been teaching courses related to spreadsheet based analysis and modeling for about 25 years and I have watched and participated in the spreadsheet revolution.