kids flock to swimming pools, leading to more accidents, and the more ice cream is sold. So you see, although statistics are vital in the world of decision making, you have to be wise, and ask the right questions.
STEP 1: Getting Started— Worksheet Template Please download this week ' s iLab file: Week7 _ iLab _ Statistics
Your first step should be to save and rename this file according to the naming convention above.
It is recommended, as you work on this iLab, that you save your work often.
STEP 2: Create a Documentation Page
This will be a similar documentation page that you have used for all prior iLabs. Please refer to instructions in iLab 1 for detailed instructions.
Be sure to place the documentation sheet as your first sheet. STEP 3: Descriptive Statistics
The Data _ 1971 _ 2000 worksheet is already loaded with data for you, which is the actual temperatures for all of the U. S. states between 1971 and 2001. As you can see, the data already contains the averagetemperature for each state, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius, along with the ranking of the states, in terms of warmest average temperature(# 1) to the lowest.
1. Freeze the top row, so that the column headers are visible as you scroll through the data.