The document discusses how to use formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel to perform calculations on student data like grades. It explains the different parts of formulas, including operators and cell references, and how to create simple and complex formulas. The document also covers Excel functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN and provides steps for using functions and sorting data in Excel worksheets.
The document discusses how to use formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel to perform calculations on student data like grades. It explains the different parts of formulas, including operators and cell references, and how to create simple and complex formulas. The document also covers Excel functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN and provides steps for using functions and sorting data in Excel worksheets.
The document discusses how to use formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel to perform calculations on student data like grades. It explains the different parts of formulas, including operators and cell references, and how to create simple and complex formulas. The document also covers Excel functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN and provides steps for using functions and sorting data in Excel worksheets.
The document discusses how to use formulas and functions in Microsoft Excel to perform calculations on student data like grades. It explains the different parts of formulas, including operators and cell references, and how to create simple and complex formulas. The document also covers Excel functions like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, and MIN and provides steps for using functions and sorting data in Excel worksheets.
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PREPARED BY: RALPH JOHN B. BUBAN
Computing data, especially student’s grades might take a lot of time and effort to do manually on paper using only a pen, a calculator, and a separate guide to compute and to identify equivalents of grades. This is the work of a teacher, but what if you were tasked to do something familiar? MS EXCEL MS EXCEL is used to simulate a paper worksheet. It is composed of cells that are represented in rows and columns designed to perform basic arithmetic operations. It is widely used in accounting and financial applications as well as statistics and engineering calculations. PARTS OF MS EXCEL 2013 FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS FORMULAS FORMULAS
Some of the often-used features
in Excel are in the formulas tab. These are for calculating numerical information just like a calculator. TWO TYPES OF FORMULAS SIMPLE A simple formula contains only one operation. COMPLEX A complex formula contains one or more operations. You can create formulas by applying call references. MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS Excel uses standard operators for formulas. These are: plus sign (+) for addition Minus sign (-) for subtraction ASTERISK (*) for multiplication FORWARD SLASH (/) for division and, CARET (^) for exponents The EQUALS SIGN (=) is used to start a formula. A complex formula follows the PEMDAS order. P – Parenthesis (ex. 1+2)) E –Exponent (ex. 2^3) M –Multiplication (ex. 2*4) D –Division (ex. 6/2) A –Addition (ex. 7+3) S –Subtraction (ex. 10-5) CELL REFERENCE Excel has a feature that allows you to calculate values from specified cell addresses. A cell address is combination of a column letter (at the top of the spreadsheet) and a row number (to the left of the spreadsheet). The cell or set of cells involved in a formula is known as a cell reference. Using a cell reference will make your formulas more accurate. TO CREATE A FORMULA 1. Select a cell that will contain the formula. In our example, well select cell B3 2. Type the equals sign (=). Notice how it appears in both the cell and the formula bar. 3. Click the actual cell or type the cell address of the cell you want to reference first in the formula (cell B1 in our example). A blue boarder will enclose the reference cell. 4. Type the mathematical operator you want to use . In our example, we’ll type the minus sign (-). 5. Type the cell address of the cell you want to reference next in the formula: (cell B2 in our example). A red will enclose the referenced cell. 6. Press Enter on your keyboard. The formula will be calculated and the value will be displayed in the cell. Formula bar. FUNCTIONS • A function is a predefined formula in excel that performs calculations for a specific value using reference cells. • Excel has different functions for quickly finding the sum , average, count, maximum value, and minimum value for a range of cells. PARTS OF A FUNCTIONS A function consists of the equals sign (=), the function name (an example of this is SUM), and one or more arguments. An argument is a range of cell addresses or any input that you provide to a function.
=SUM : (A1 :A5)
EQUAL SIGN FUNCTION NAME ARGUMENT USING A FUNCTION USING A FUNCTION There are functions already defined in Excel. These are examples of functions you would usually use. 1.SUM: Using this function will add all the values of cells in the argument. 2.AVERAGE: Using this function will get the average of all the values of cells in the argument. 3.COUNT: This counts the number of cells with numerical data in the argument. 4.MAX: Gets the highest cell value included in the argument. 5.MIN: Gets the lowest cell value included in the argument. STEPS FOR USING A FUNCTIONS 1. Select a cell where you want the function. In this example, well use the cell C5. Type in the equals sign(=) 2. Enter the desired function . Excel gives a list of suggested functions as you type. In this example, we’ll use SUM. 3. Enter the cell range of the argument inside parentheses. In our example, we’ll type (C1:C4). Notice that the cells from C1 to C4 are highlighted. This formula will add the values of cells from C1 up to C4. 4. Press Enter. The function will be calculated and will be shown in cell C5. Note: Multiple arguments must be separated by a comma . For example, the unction = SUM (A1, B2:B4, C1:C4 ) will add the values of all the cells in the three arguments. SORTING SORTING One of the features of Excel is that:
• you can manage information.
• You can quickly sort your data
alphabetically, numerically, and in many other ways. TYPES OF SORTING SORT SHEET- Sort all data in your worksheet by a column . Ex. A list of students to be arranged according to their class number. SORT RANGE- Sorts the data in a range of cells, which can be helpful when working with a sheet that contains several tables. HOW TO SORT AN MS EXCEL SHEET In the following example, we will sort a class alphabetically according to Last name. 1. Select a cell in the set you want to sort. In this example, well use cell B3. 2. Click the Ascending command to sort from A to Z, or the Descending command to sort Z to A from the Data tab. In this example, we’ll use Ascending command. 3. The worksheet will now be sorted. In the example, the worksheet is now sorted alphabetically by the last name of the students. HOW TO SORT A RANGE In our example, we’ll select a separate table in our class record to sort the days a student was absent. 1. Select the cell range you want to sort. In our example, we’ll select cell range A13:C16 2. Click the Sort command in the Data tab. 3. A sort dialog box will appear. Select a column you want to sort by. In this example, we’ll use Last name. 4. Decide if the sort will be in ascending or descending order. In this example, we’ll use ascending. Click Ok. 5. The cell range will be sorted in the selected column. Notice that the other table in the worksheet is not affected by the sort. Activity: Create a new worksheet in Excel and name it as E- Tech_ClassRecord<your _surname>.xlsx. Encode the following data. Use appropriate functions to determine what is asked for. Sort the records alphabetically. On a separate sheet, list the top 4 students in the class based on quiz average.