MA145-B Toolpak Instructions

The Aalysis Toolpak may or may not be installed on the machine you are using. If it is not installed, usually you can install it with minimal effort.

The directions are different for office 2007 and prior releases.

Releases prior to 2007

For releases prior to 2007,

First open Excel

Pull down the Tools menu. If the Data Analysis item is there, it is already installed.

If not, select Add-Ins

From the dialog box, check Analysis ToolPak and click OK

Now the Data Analysis item should be in the tools menu. Select it to get a dialog box.

Use the Sampling dialog box to select your samples. (Fill in the rows where your data is and the size of the sample)

2007 Release

For releases prior to 2007,

Open Excel

Click on the large round icon in the upper left corner.

Click on the Excel Options button

Select Add-Ins and from the dialog box, select Analysis ToolPak and press GO

From the dialog box, check Analysis ToolPak and click OK

Now select the Data menu

Now the Data Analysis item should be in the toolbar. Select it to get a dialog box.

Use the Sampling dialog box to select your samples.

Fill in the rows where your data is and the size of the sample ("number of samples").