If you need assistance using Excel, you can access a tutorial that is appropriate for your expe Access these tutorials at Atomic Learning using your SNHU login at: The Data Analysis ToolPak is an add-in program for Microsoft Excel. It must be added in to the If you have "DATA" already on the upper main menu, then simply click on it and you will open Get External Data, Connections, Sort & Filter, Data Tools, Outline, and Analysis. If you do not see "DATA" on the upper main menu, then you must add this program into Excel Click FILE in the upper tool bar, followed by OPTIONS, then select ADD-INS. Next, on the bottom near Manage, select EXCEL ADD-INS and GO. Ensure the ANALYSIS TO This ToolPak will provide additional data analysis tools for statistics. NOTE: If you are unable to load this ToolPak into your version of Excel, you may have to cons The DATA ANALYSIS TOOLPAK provides 18 additional statistical tools in the areas of: Descriptive Statistics; Sampling; Hypothesis Testing; Analysis of Variance; Regression and Co The ToolPak is valuable to business analysts and leaders who desire additional capability from s appropriate for your experience level and your version of Excel. Mastering Excel 2013 el. It must be added in to the software before it can be used. lick on it and you will open up a tool bar of assorted new Excel tools, including: and Analysis. add this program into Excel by doing the following: ADD-INS. O. Ensure the ANALYSIS TOOLPAK is checkmarked and click OK. xcel, you may have to consult your installation CD and reinstall the Excel set-up ools in the areas of: ariance; Regression and Correlation; and Time Series Forecasting ire additional capability from the Excel software. Company North-East-West-South (NEWS) NEWS is struggling in the ultra-competitive high-tech market. They have called upon you and yo to make some key business decisions using the methods and tools recently learned throughou Save this file for each homework assignment as follows: Last Name_First Name_Homework #.xls F 2-1 Excel Homework I: Scatterplots This homework assignment will help you begin to familiarize yourself with the Excel software, creating Create a scatterplot from a given set of data and then create a regression fitted line and determine the Provide a practical interpretation of the results. 3-2 Excel Homework II: Descriptive Statistics This homework assignment will continue to familiarize you with the Excel software, creating graphs, an In this assignment, you will create a histogram plot from a given set of data and then determine the me Provide a practical interpretation of the results. 6-2 Excel Homework III: Amortization Table This homework assignment will continue to familiarize you with the Excel software. In this assignment, you will create an amortization table based on a given principal, interest rate, and p Analyze alternative criteria to determine the optimal conditions. 7-2 Excel Homework IV: Probability This homework assignment will continue to familiarize you with the Excel software. In this assignment, you will analyze a given business problem based on probability. Provide a practical interpretation of the results. NEWS understands the issues that they must overcome in terms of quality, speed, and controlling costs. NEWS believes that the analysis that your team has provided in the last three Excel modules has led to successful strategic plans. The NEWS BOD would like to understand the probability of this success before granting permission for the CEO to execute the plan. Data has been gathered on the last 50 process improvement program (PIP) projects that the NEWS BOD had approved. The BLUE columns describe whether the PIP was initially approved as a quality, speed, or cost control project, or combination. (1 = Yes) The GREEN columns describe the quality, speed, and $ results from each project. Regardless of how the PIP was initially chosen, the positive or negative results were gathered in terms of quality, speed, and $ at the end of the project. The RED column describes the BOD final determination of whether the PIP was successful or not; old BOD criteria were confidential. (1 = Yes) Question 1: Using the data given below, complete Task 1. The BOD would like to know the percentage of PIP projects completed per each category, since their short-term memory has hindered their ability to remember the percentage that began as an effort to overcome quality, speed, and cost issues. Also, briefly discuss the PIP success rate attributable to each type of PIP effort based on the BOD's confidential criteria shown only as success or failure Results. ANSWER: Question 2: Using the data given below, complete Task 2. NEWS is very proud of their PIP initiative and has briefed the press that their success rate is greater than 50%. Is this true? Explain. The BOD is very concerned about this next process improvement project decision. It is truly a make or break initiative for the company, and therefore a more conservative set of success criteria has been provided. Does the new criteria change the rate of success of past PIP initiatives? Given this probability of success, what recommendation would you make to the BOD? ANSWER: Combo PIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Quality 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Speed Costs 1 ### 1 ### 1 1 1 ### 1 1 ### ### ### 1 ### ### 1 1 ### 1 1 ### ### ### 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 7 1 2 7 6 6 6 1 5 5 5 7 2 2 3 7 4 6 4 1 4 6 5 5 1 2 4 1 6 6 3 7 4 2 Quality Speed (Defective (Reduction Free out of in Days) 1000) 849 969 375 54 231 294 113 815 75 574 581 476 913 901 461 907 113 836 117 140 486 693 797 640 809 395 67 318 892 241 672 367 441 312 741 18 25 14 25 19 4 18 25 8 16 4 13 15 18 16 16 7 14 11 2 12 21 6 1 14 18 11 1 22 25 12 1 19 11 7 Project Cost over 5 Years $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 18,786.00 (99,911.00) (127,462.00) 180,987.00 141,891.00 (337,779.00) 359,480.00 (105,450.00) (358,460.00) 204,531.00 (423,775.00) 27,067.00 183,020.00 (189,459.00) (440,744.00) (121,543.00) 279,995.00 119,375.00 258,624.00 490,621.00 (29,548.00) 429,546.00 321,394.00 338,079.00 127,488.00 (452,635.00) (153,762.00) (87,959.00) 114,534.00 (155,861.00) (365,375.00) (47,545.00) (54,337.00) (25,565.00) 218,901.00 Results 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Task 1: Calculate Basic Probability of each PIP Step 1: Determine the number of Quality, Speed, or Costs projects using the COUNTIF function. Step 2: Highlight each BLUE column and use a criterion of 1 Step 3: Divide the COUNTIF value by the total number of PIP projects (which is 50) to determine % of each. Step 4: Next, determine the number of combination projects using the COUNTIFS function. Step 5: Again, highlight each BLUE column now in question, and use a criterion of 1; divide value by 50 Step 6: Find probability of PIP success due to quality, speed, or costs or combination using COUNTIFS and COMBO 1-7; divide value by 50 Count Quality (1) Speed (2) Costs (3) Q & S (4) Q & C (5) S & C (6) Q, S, C (7) PIP Percentage PIP Success 29 29 28 58 24 54 82 Task 2: Calculate Basic Probability Using new BOD Success Criteria Find the probability of PIP success in Results using the COUNTIF function; divide value by 50 PIP Success (OLD) = Given the criticality of this new decision, the BOD has provided conservative PIP success criteria to analyze past projects Quality > 300 Defective Free per 1000 Speed > 15 Days Reduced Costs < $ 200,000 per 5 Years Find probability of PIP success using COUNTIFS due to new BOD quality, speed, or costs criteria. PIP Success (NEW) = 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ### ### 1 ### ### 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 6 1 6 5 6 3 1 1 4 1 6 3 4 152 421 664 394 342 495 138 497 600 70 328 738 282 905 220 15 14 18 17 15 6 10 13 8 9 17 11 17 7 5 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (174,572.00) 364,862.00 (285,424.00) 11,445.00 381,951.00 (364,384.00) 126,225.00 314,030.00 (204,767.00) (360,997.00) 312,224.00 395,810.00 (437,307.00) 376,547.00 (183,168.00) 1 1 1 1 1 1