Interactive Classroom

PHStat2 Software on Student Disk

You are encouraged to read Section E1.6 p. 28, addressing the PHStat2 software “Add-In.” The discussion on p. 28 gives you instructions regarding using PHStat2 on your computer.

Section F, pp. 814 – 816, also gives you some Qs and As regarding the software. P. 815 is especially informative regarding installing the software on your computer. The “readme” file is given below:

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readme.txt

Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel, 5th Edition

David M. Levine, David Stephan, Timothy C. Krehbiel, Mark L. Berenson

Student CD-ROM

ISBN 0-13-229552-0 / 978-0-13-229552-9

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CONTENTS OF THIS README FILE

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I. System Requirements

II. Installation

III. Navigation

IV. Features/Contents

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I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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-Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Vista, or Windows XP

-In addition to the minimum processor requirements for the operating system your computer is running, this CD requires a Pentium II, 200 MHz or higher processor

-In addition to the RAM required by the operating system your computer is running, this CD requires 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP

- 57.1 MB free hard disk space

-Microsoft Excel (2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007) with macro security level set to Medium

-Adobe Reader (provided on this CD)

-CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

-Mouse and keyboard

-Color monitor (256 or more colors and screen resolution settings set to 800 by 600 pixels or 1024 by 748 pixels)

-Internet browser and Internet connection required

-PHStat requires Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002(XP), 2003, or 2007. See the PHStat2 section of this CD for more information about PHStat2.

Third Party Software:

- Software to uncompress Zip files such as WinZip or PKUnzip

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II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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All files on this CD-ROM can be opened directly from the CD-ROM in Windows Explorer, or can be copied to your hard drive from the CD-ROM.

To Install content to your computer's hard drive: From the CD's opening screen, click on Install to open a submenu with all the items on the CD. Click on the item that you wish to install on your hard drive. Once installed, use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate and use the files.

For additional information about PHStat2, including technical, navigational and functional information, read the PHStat2_readme.rtf file in the Install\PHStat2 folder on this CD.

Administrative access rights may be required in order to install programs to the computer's hard drive.

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III. NAVIGATION

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The main screen for this CD-ROM enables you to access all the items listed in the Contents section of this Read Me file. To launch the main screen, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. The contents of the CD will appear - double-click on the file "start.exe".

Alternatively, click on the Windows Start button, click Run, then enter "d:\start.exe" (or substitute d for your CD-ROM drive letter) in the Open dialog box. Hit "OK", and the main screen will appear.

There are icons on the left side of the main screen. Each icon, including any submenus, is explained below.

A. Prentice Hall logo

Click on this logo to open the main page of the Prentice Hall Web site. A browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) is required to open the Web page.

B. Companion Website icon

Click on this icon to open the main page of the textbook's accompanying Web site, where you can find the textbook's online resources. A browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) and modem connection is required to open the web page.

C. Browse

Click on Browse to open an explorer window showing the contents of the CD. Files may be opened, viewed, resaved, and used from the explorer window.

D. ReadMe

Click on this icon to open this Read Me file. It is a text file and should open on any computer.

E. Install

This feature allows you to install the components of the CD to your hard drive.

F. Exit

This icon closes the CD interface.

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IV. CD-ROM CONTENTS

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--Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is the free viewing companion for Adobe applications that produce Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe Reader lets you view, navigate and print PDF files. To learn more about Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.

--CD-ROM Topics

Additional CD-ROM Topics are available to provide information for subject matter in Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11. These topics are provided as .pdf files that require Adobe Reader in order to be viewed and used. Adobe Reader is provided on this CD.

--Excel Companion Workbooks

These workbooks contain the worksheets discussed in the Excel Companion sections that help you apply Microsoft Excel to specific statistical techniques. Use these workbooks as an alternative or as a supplement to PHStat2.

--Excel Data Files

Microsoft Excel is required to view and use these files. Information about Microsoft Excel can be found on the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com.

--Herald Case

At the end of most chapters, you will find a continuing case study that allows you to apply statistics to problems faced by the management of the Springville Herald, a daily newspaper.

--Web Case

At the end of chapters 1-17, you will find Web Cases that ask you to further consider issues raised in the “Using Statistics” scenarios that start each chapter. These cases ask you to sift through the conclusions found on various Web pages and other documents to discover whether the data supports those conclusions.

--PHStat 2 version 2.7

PHStat2 is Windows software that assists you in learning the concepts of statistics while using Microsoft Excel. PHStat2 allows you to perform many common types of statistical analyses working with and using the familiar Microsoft Excel interface. For additional information about PHStat2, including technical, navigational and functional information, read the PHStat2_readme.rtf file in the Install\PHStat2 folder on this CD.

--Visual Explorations in Statistics, v 1.3

Visual Explorations is a Microsoft Excel add-in that facilitates learning of introductory statistics. As you use the add-in, you will have the opportunity to explore the effects of changing values on the results produced by four kinds of statistical analyses: descriptive statistics, probability, the normal distribution, and regression analysis. For example, in descriptive statistics, students observe the effect of changes in the data on the average, median, quartiles, and standard deviation. In basic probability, students use simulation to explore the effect of sample size on a probability distribution. With the normal distribution, students get to see the effect of changes in the mean and standard deviation on the areas under the normal curve. In regression analysis, students have the opportunity of fitting a line and observing how changes in the slope and intercept affect the goodness of fit of the fitted line.

Visual Explorations in Statistics also includes a second Simple Linear Regression selection that allows you to perform line fitting on your own data.