EXCEL EXERCISE #4: Using ChartWizard

Creating the Worksheet:

1. Enter the information in the worksheet below.

A B C D E F G H I J K
1 Distributions of Selected General Social Survey Questions
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3 QUESTION #1 QUESTION #2 QUESTION #3
4 Marital Church
5 Gender Freq. Percent Status Freq. Percent Attendance Freq. Percent
6 Male 641 Married 802 Never 173
7 Female 825 Widowed 167 Less than once a year 97
8 Total Divorced 170 Once or twice a year 205
9 Separated 51 Several times a year 232
10 Never Married 276 About once a month 117
11 Total 2-3 times a month 148
12 Nearly every week 76
13 Every week 298
14 Several times a week 108
15 Don't know; no answer 12
16 Total

2. Enter the questions below into the appropriate cells as indicated and copy into the cell
range that is listed.

B8: =b6+b7 (copy into cell C8)

C6: =b6/$b$8 (copy into cell C7)
F11: =sum(f6:f10) (copy into cell G11)
G6: =f6/$f$11 (copy into cells G7:G10)
J16: =sum(j6:j15) (copy into cell K16)
K6: =j6/$j$16 (copy into cells K7:K15)

3. Format values in percent columns using the percentage format 0.00%

4. Change the column widths as you like.

Your worksheet should look similar to the one below. Save it using the filename
A:GSS.XLS

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 A B C D E F G H I J K
1 Distributions of Selected General Social Survey Questions
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3 QUESTION #1: QUESTION #2: QUESTION #3:
4 Marital Church
5 Gender Freq. Percent Status Freq. Percent Attendance Freq. Percent
6 Male 641 43.72% Married 802 54.71% Never 173 11.80%
7 Female 825 56.28% Widowed 167 11.39% Less than once a year 97 6.62%
8 Total 1466 100.00% Divorced 170 11.60% Once or twice a year 205 13.98%
9 Separated 51 3.48% Several times a year 232 15.83%
10 Never Married 276 18.83% About once a month 117 7.98%
11 Total 1466 100.00% 2-3 times a month 148 10.10%
12 Nearly every week 76 5.18%
13 Every week 298 20.33%
14 Several times a week 108 7.37%
15 Don't know; no answer 12 0.82%
16 Total 1466 100.00%

Using ChartWizard to Create a Chart for the Gender Question:

1. Click on cell A6 to make it the active cell, and drag the mouse so that the cell range
A6:B7 is highlighted.

2. Open the INSERT menu. Select the CHART option. Select the AS NEW SHEET
command.

3. Respond as follows to the steps in ChartWizard as prompted.

Step 1: Data Range
This will show you the range of cells that you have highlighted for the chart’s
contents. If the cell range is what you want, click on NEXT.
Step 2: Chart Type
Select COLUMN and click on NEXT.
Step 3: Chart Format
Select column format “1” and click on NEXT.
Step 4: Data Options
This shows where the ChartWizard is looking for your data and labels to
construct the chart. Check to see that the following options have been
selected.
Data series in: Column.
Use first (1) columns for X axis.
Use first (0) rows for legend text.
Click on NEXT if this information is correct.
Step 5: Chart Labels
This allows you to dress up your chart as you like. Add the following
information in the spaces provided.
Add legend: No.
Chart title: General Social Survey: Gender
Axis title--Category (X): Gender
Axis title--Value (Y): Frequency

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 Click on FINISH.
Your chart should look like the one on an attached page.

4. To give your chart a descriptive label, double click on the tab at the bottom of the
screen labeled CHART 1. Enter the following name at the blinking cursor: GENDER
Click on OK.

5. To return to your worksheet, click on the tab at the bottom of the screen labeled
SHEET 1.

Using ChartWizard to Create a Chart for the Marital Status Question:

1. Create a chart for the percentage values for the marital status question. Since the two
columns of information you are to use for this chart are not next to each other, the cell
range to be graphed must be highlighted in the following manner. Click on cell E6 and
drag the cursor to cell E10 (the range E6:E10 should now be highlighted). Release the
left mouse button and move the cursor to cell G6. Before you click the left mouse button
on cell G6, press and hold down the CTRL on your keyboard. Now you are ready to
highlight the cell range G6:G10. (If you try to select the cell range G6:G10 without
simultaneously holding down the CRTL key, the first range of cells will no longer be
selected.)

2. Open the INSERT menu. Select the CHART option. Select the AS NEW SHEET
command.

3. Respond as follows to the steps in ChartWizard as prompted.

Step 1: Data Range
This will show you the range of cells that you have highlighted for the chart’s
contents. If the cell range is what you want, click on NEXT.
Step 2: Chart Type
Select PIE and click on NEXT.
Step 3: Chart Format
Select pie chart format “7” and click on NEXT.
Step 4: Data Options
This shows where the ChartWizard is looking for your data and labels to
construct the chart. Check to see that the following options have been
selected.
Data series in: Column.
Use first (1) columns for pie slice labels.
Use first (0) rows for chart title.
Click on NEXT if this information is correct.
Step 5: Chart Labels
This allows you to dress up your chart as you like. Add the following
information in the spaces provided.

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 Add legend: No.
Chart title: General Social Survey: Marital Status
Click on FINISH.
Your chart should look like the one on an attached page.

4. To give your chart a descriptive label, double click on the tab at the bottom of the
screen labeled CHART 2. Enter the following name at the blinking cursor: MARITAL
STATUS
Click on OK.

5. To return to your worksheet, click on the tab at the bottom of the screen labeled
SHEET 1.

Using ChartWizard to Create a Chart for the Church Attendance Question:

1. Select the cell range I6:J15.

2. Open the INSERT menu. Select the CHART option. Select the AS NEW SHEET
command.

3. Respond as follows to the steps in ChartWizard as prompted.

Step 1: Data Range
This will show you the range of cells that you have highlighted for the chart’s
contents. If the cell range is what you want, click on NEXT.
Step 2: Chart Type
Select 3-D BAR and click on NEXT.
Step 3: Chart Format
Select 3-d bar format “1” and click on NEXT.
Step 4: Data Options
This shows where the ChartWizard is looking for your data and labels to
construct the chart. Check to see that the following options have been
selected.
Data series in: Column.
Use first (1) columns for categories (X) axis label.
Use first (0) rows for legend text.
Click on NEXT if this information is correct.
Step 5: Chart Labels
This allows you to dress up your chart as you like. Add the following
information in the spaces provided.
Add legend: No.
Chart title: General Social Survey: Church Attendance
Axis title--Category (X): Church Attendance
Axis title--Value (Y): Frequency
Click on FINISH.

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Your chart should look like the one on an attached page.

4. To give your chart a descriptive label, double click on the tab at the bottom of the
screen labeled CHART 2. Enter the following name at the blinking cursor: CHURCH
ATTENDANCE
Click on OK.

5. To return to your worksheet, click on the tab at the bottom of the screen labeled
SHEET 1.

General Social Survey: Gender

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Frequency

500

400

300

200

100

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Male Female

Gender

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 General Social Survey: Martial Status

Never Married
19%

Separated
3%

Married
Divorced 55%
12%

Widowed
11%

General Social Survey: Church Attendance

Don't know, no answer

Several times a week

Every week

Nearly every week

Church Attendance

2-3 times a month

About once a month

Several times a year

Once or twice a year

Less than once a year

Never

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Frequency