Data Files: Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, 2/e

by Larson/Farber

Copyright 2003 by Prentice Hall, Inc.  All rights reserved.

ISBN 0-13-065944-4


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Minimum System Requirements
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WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS
*  Pentium II 300-MHz processor-based computer or better
*  Windows 95, 98 or 2000
*  64 MB RAM
*  Internet Explorer 4.x or later or Netscape 4.x or later
*  800 x 600 resolution monitor
*  8x or faster CD-ROM drive
*  Statistical software package such as Minitab, Excel or SPSS

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Installation
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Insert CD into CD drive. Click on "Start." Click on "Control Panel" and select your CD drive.  Copy the folder containing the files you wish to use onto your hard drive.

You can also access the CD directory by selecting it in Windows Explorer.

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Use
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This folder contains data files for the Chapter Openers, Examples, Try It Yourself problems, Case Studies, Technology boxes, and Exercises used in this text.  A complete list of the data files included on this CD may be found in the file "data file names.doc," which is included on this CD.

The data files are saved in the following formats: Minitab portable (.mtp), Excel (.xls), and ASCII (.txt).  

You will need a statistical software package such as Minitab, Excel, or SPSS, (or others) to use these data files. Depending on the software package you are using, you will want to save the appropriate folder (ASCII, Minitab, or Excel) to a disk or to your hard drive. 

To open a Minitab portable file in Minitab, select "Open Worksheet..." from the File menu and select "Minitab Portable" from the Files of type menu in the dialog.  Then find the name of the file you want to open.

Technology manuals are available that provide detailed instructions for using Minitab, Excel, or the TI-83 graphing calculator for working problems and doing data analysis.

For more information about the Larson/Farber text, the technology manuals, and other Prentice Hall materials, visit the following Web site.

     http://www.prenhall.com/larson
     
There you will find help for the use of these data files.

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