Statistical Analysis with Excel® For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

Part IV. Working with Probability

In this part ...

Statistical analysis and decision-making rest on a foundation of probability. Throughout the book, I give a smattering of probability ideas — just enough to get you through the statistics. Part IV gives a more in-depth treatment and covers related Excel features. You find out about discrete and continuous random variables, counting rules, conditional probability, and probability distributions. In this part, I also discuss specific probability distributions that are appropriate for specific purposes. Part IV ends with an exploration of modeling, tests of how well a model fits data, and how Excel deals with modeling and testing.