In preparation for next session ...
Glance over these items and think about how you might display the data embedded in a spreadsheet.
for refreshers, glance over these
About.com
- About.com Formulas & Functions
- Excel 2007 Formulas Step by Step Tutorial
- Using Excel Functions in Spreadsheets
Microsoft
- Entering a formula in Excel 2007
- Excel Function reference
- you won't be asked to do it, but it might be useful to know that you can Create Custom Functions
for data display, glance over these:

To prepare for thinking about data display ...
glance over Part IV: Charts and Graphics
in
Excel 2007: The Missing Manual.
You might also find Making Charts in Microsoft Excel to be useful.
You also might want to scan
- Bar Graphs, in Inf@Vis.157 and
- Best Practices with Bar Graphs in Inf@Vis.158
Some other assistance (should you need it)
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