1. Guide to Using Excel 2007 For Basic Statistical Applications
To Accompany
Business Statistics: A Decision Making Approach, 7th Ed.
Chapter 1:
The Where, Why and How of Data Collection By
Groebner, Shannon, Fry, & Smith
Prentice-Hall Publishing Company
Copyright, 2008

2. Chapter 1 Excel Examples
Random Numbers Nordstrom’s Payroll

3. Random Numbers - Nordstrom’s Payroll
Issue: Nordstrom’s wishes to survey ten of their 300 employees. Employees are numbered 1 to 300.
Objective: Use Excel 2007 to generate 10 random numbers between 1 and Values must be integer numbers corresponding to employee numbers

4. Random Numbers – Nordstrom’s Payroll
On the Data tab, select Data Analysis
Select Random Number Generation

5. Random Numbers – Nordstrom’s Payroll
Distribution = Uniform
Parameters between 1 and 300
Output Range = A1:A10

6. Random Numbers – Nordstrom’s Payroll
Resulting list of 10 random numbers. Now to convert them to integers.
Resulting 10 random numbers
Using the Excel Facilities, convert these numbers to Integers

7. Random Numbers – Nordstrom’s Payroll
Select the Home tab
Highlight (select) the numbers to be converted to integers
These Icons (Note the red circle) can be used to control the number of digits to the right of the decimal point. Each click will move the decimal point in one direction. Use the left icon to convert the column to integers

8. Random Numbers – Nordstrom’s Payroll
Resulting in 10 random integers