Enigmachrysalis
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A little back ground. I was searching for a book that specifically outlined the use of the Analysis ToolPak in Excel. No add-ins or ancillary programs, but plain, vanilla statistical analysis using the ATP.
I was loathe to find that the only all encompassing book with just these concepts was a Dummies publication for Stat Analysis in excel. For obvious reasons I was skeptical as I did not need a cursory overview of basic stats, but instead, how to use the ATP as I had learned with such packages as Palisades StatTools (add-in) and MiniTab, both powerful tools, but not available where I work or have ever worked as the finance department is not willing to spend upwards of $2K on a prgram I will use, but sparingly.
This is the only book I manged to find that addresses this specific subject. Suprisingly, the book has a lot of detail and covers the material well, even in mathematical depth if ou so choose to delve.
Here's the rub. I can;t very wel be seen at work with a bright yellow book that says Dummies on it even if the ine of books weren't already notorious. is there a site, or even some VBA add-in code that can design a book cover?
I was loathe to find that the only all encompassing book with just these concepts was a Dummies publication for Stat Analysis in excel. For obvious reasons I was skeptical as I did not need a cursory overview of basic stats, but instead, how to use the ATP as I had learned with such packages as Palisades StatTools (add-in) and MiniTab, both powerful tools, but not available where I work or have ever worked as the finance department is not willing to spend upwards of $2K on a prgram I will use, but sparingly.
This is the only book I manged to find that addresses this specific subject. Suprisingly, the book has a lot of detail and covers the material well, even in mathematical depth if ou so choose to delve.
Here's the rub. I can;t very wel be seen at work with a bright yellow book that says Dummies on it even if the ine of books weren't already notorious. is there a site, or even some VBA add-in code that can design a book cover?