When you use the statistical analysis features in Excel, you are leveraging one of the most powerful tools available for data manipulation and interpretation. Excel is not just a spreadsheet ...

It's easy to run a regression in Excel. The output contains a ton of information but you only need to understand a few key data points to make sense of your regression. You need the Analysis Toolpak ...

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Successful investing requires the ability to distinguish long-term trends from the short-term noise that moves stock prices on a minute-to-minute basis. One way to tune out the random oscillations and ...

Business forecasting is essential for the survival for companies of all sizes. The building block used by forecasters is historical data or the past performance of the business to predict future ...

Your client, Dave’s BBQ, a local independent restaurant, is interested in determining the effect on sales revenue of certain advertising strategies. Dave has weekly data on advertising dollars spent ...

KStat - the Kellogg Statistics package - was designed for classroom use at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In its current form, it is "freeware", and may be used by anyone ...

In the fast-paced world of financial services, data analysis plays a crucial role in solving complex business problems and extracting valuable insights. Excel, a powerful and versatile tool, has ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). A line of best fit is a form of regression analysis that shows the relationship ...