Spreadsheets,

Surveys,

And Graphs

What is a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet is a grid.

It works as a digital ledger.

A spreadsheet opens as a workbook.

A workbook has many worksheets.

The grid is composed of rows (horizontal)

and

columns (vertical) .

The rows & columns

intersect to make a

Cell.

Formula barName Box

worksheet

cell Columns16,384

Rows1,048,576

Information/data is entered in each cell.

1.Text (constants)

2.Number data(constants)

3.Formulas (math)

Why use a spreadsheet?

Organize data.

Create charts and graphs.

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Enter formulas to calculate.

1. + Sums

2. - Differences

3. * Products

4. / Quotients

5.Averages

6.Means, median, modes

7.Minimum, Maximum, Count

8.And many more!

Formulas

Functions with Spreadsheets

• A function or formula is a set of instructions for calculating a value in a spreadsheet cell.

• Functions always consist of 3 things:

1. EQUALS SIGN =

An equals sign always precedes any instruction.

=8*4

2. INSTRUCTIONS

The instructions to process that data. For example, you can write a function for each of the arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /).

3. DATA

•The numbers you type in the formula and values in other cells, OR…

•The cell locations used in the formula.

worksheet

cell Columns16,384

Rows1,048,576

Addition+

Subtraction-

Multiplication*

Division/