Using formulae

A formula can be used to help us solve calculations easily. Most common used
are SUM, MIN, MAX, and AVERAGE.

The table below shows the results of a survey to find out what pets people had,
and if they had pets, how many they owned.

We need to use a formula to count the total number of pets.

Use the formula

Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None
1 1 =SUM(startRange:endRange)
2 3
3 1 e.g.
4 1
5 1 To work out the first total you will have
6 1 1 to enter the following formula in to cell
7 1 1 B19:
8 1
9 2 =SUM(B8:B17)
10 1

Total

The total number of

pets will go here.
he formula

M(startRange:endRange)

rk out the first total you will have

er the following formula in to cell

M(B8:B17)
 SUM
Use the SUM formula to work out the totals for all the animals.

Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None

1 1
2 3
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1 1
7 1 1
8 1
9 2
10 1
% correct
Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 100
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Min, Max and Average
Like SUM, we can use other formulas to display different types of numbers.

MIN : Shows the smallest number from a selection

MAX : Shows the largest number from a selection
AVERAGE : Shows the average number from a selection

Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None

1 1
2 3
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1 1
7 1 1
8 1
9 2
10 1

Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2

Total Number of Animals

=SUM(range:range)

MIN
=MIN(range:range) AVERAGE
=AVERAGE(range:range)
MAX .
=MAX(range:range)
 Min, Max and Average
Enter the formulae that you will need to use to get the right answer for the Total
Number of Animals, MIN, MAX and AVERAGE.

Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None

1 1
2 3
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1 1
7 1 1
8 1
9 2
10 1

Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2

Total Number of Animals

=SUM(B19:H19) 1

MIN
=MIN(B19:H19) 1 AVERAGE % correct
=AVERAGE(B19:H19) 1 100
MAX
=MAX(B19:H19) 1
 Charts in a spreadsheet
Sometimes we use graphs to help understand data more easily.

Using the spreadsheet we used in question 1, we can use the totals to create a
chart.

The chart quickly shows us what pets people own and how many have a certain
type of animal.

Populari
Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None 1
1 1 0.9
2 3

Total number of pets

0.8
3 1 0.7
4 1
0.6
5 1
6 1 1 0.5
7 1 1 0.4
8 1 0.3
9 2 0.2
10 1
0.1
Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Popularity of pets
1
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Row 1
Animal
 Charts in a spreadsheet 4
P

3.5
Using the chart wizard, create a bar chart like the one in Example 2. 3

Frequency
2.5
When you have done that, create a pie chart. Put both charts on this page.
2
1.5
Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None
1 1 1
2 3 0.5
3 1 0
4 1 Cat Dog Bird
5 1
6 1 1
7 1 1
8 1
9 2
10 1

Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2

Popularity of pets

Cat
Dog
Bird
Fish
Reptile
Other
None
 Popularity of Pets
4
5
3
5
2
5 Row 21

1
5
0
Cat Dog Bird Fish Rep- Other None
tile
Pets
 Comparing Charts 1
0.9
Popularity o

0.8

Total number of pets

0.7
0.6
Sometimes we can use different charts to represent the same data. 0.5
0.4
However, some charts are more suited for specific types of data.
0.3
Look at the table below below and explain which chart is more suited for 0.2
displaying this type of data. Can you explain why? 0.1
0
Row
Ani
Person Cat Dog Bird Fish Reptile Other None
1 1
Popularity of
2 3
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1 1
7 1 1
8 1
9 2
10 1

Total 4 4 1 1 1 2 2

Write your answer here:

Row 1

I think that the bar chart displays the information better as it clearly shows the
amount of pets of that type when the pie chart only shows how much compared
to other pets.
Popularity of pets

Row 1
Animal

Popularity of pets

Row 1
 THE END
Your final grade for this exercise is:
(not including mark for chart)

GRADE

A**
% Correct

100
Grades %
A** 100
A* 90

A 75
B 60
C 50
D 40
E 30
F

Final percentage
100