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Presentation of Quantitative Data

In: Excel Data Analysis

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  • Hector Guerrero

    (College of William & Mary)

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We often think of data as being strictly numerical values, and in business, those values are often stated in terms of dollars. Although data in the form of dollars are ubiquitous, it is quite easy to imagine other numerical units: percentages, counts in categories, units of sales, etc. This chapter, and Chap. 3 , discusses how we can best use Excel’s graphics capabilities to effectively present quantitative data (ratio and interval), whether it is in dollars or some other quantitative measure, to inform and influence an audience. In Chaps. 4 and 5 we will acknowledge that not all data are numerical by focusing on qualitative (categorical/nominal or ordinal) data. The process of data gathering often produces a combination of data types, and throughout our discussions it will be impossible to ignore this fact: quantitative and qualitative data often occur together.

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  • Hector Guerrero, 2010. "Presentation of Quantitative Data," Springer Books, in: Excel Data Analysis, chapter 0, pages 19-54, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-10835-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10835-8_2
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