Homework #1 Overview nagendra.vemulapalli@mail.wvu.edu

HW#1 OVERVIEW Available at http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/vemulapalli/assignments/ Please read the instructions on the webpage above carefully .If not you may face problems Due by 11:59 pm on Friday 02/08/2013 After the 11:59 pm, any submission is counted as being 1 day late. For each late day, 20% penalty will be given If you submit late, you have to notify me by email. You can attempt to submit your assignment multiple times before the due date, but only the LAST submission will be graded.

Morgantown PRT Usage Problem Deals with data about PRT system in Morgantown You will analyze Morgantown PRT usage and reliability statistics to find patters in usage and system failures

HW#1 Step 1 You will have to first download the data files. Do not try to open the files by double clicking on them. To save these files Right click on the file and select "Save Target as.." and save the files on your desktop

HW Step 2 and 3 Create the Excel work book in the format YourLastname_yourFirstname_mpup Ex Vemulapalli_Nagendra_mpup.xlsx Format the sheets Appropriately

Step 4:Importing Xml File Make sure that the data XML Files are downloaded on your system To import the data of the file into excel sheet open Excel and follow these steps: 1) Select the "Data" ribbon 2) From the "Get External Data" group (should be top left), click on "From Other Sources" 3) From the drop down list, select "From XML Data Import" 4) Find the .xml file on your computer and Open it 5) Then a message might pops up asking for creating a schema, just hit OK 6) "Import Data" box is going to pop. Select the "XML table in existing worksheet" and put the starting cell appropriately($A$3)

HW#1 Step 5 5a i: Insert four table columns to right of column E. Click on any cell in column F and Select “Insert Sheet Columns” in cells group under home tab. 5b: Total row :Click anywhere in table You can see a tab Design. Explore it to find total row 5c to 5i:To format and add borders to the cells use Format cells

HW#1 Step 5j Conditional formatting Home tab Conditional Formatting New Rule “Format only cells that contain” Change between to “Greater than or equal to” from the drop-down menu and put in the value 10000 in the right Hit Format and select the desired “Font” and “Fill” color they’re looking for Repeat the last two steps to get the second condition

HW#1 Step 6 Rank Function Use Excel Help to understand Syntax Syntax =RANK(number, range, order) number: the number/cell for which you want to find the ranking within the “range” range: range of numbers/cells within which the “number” will be ranked Order: not really required for our purposes. Leave it blank do not put anything.

HW#1 Steps 6d &6e:Inserting formulas Make sure that you pay close attention to how the division and subtraction is done Order of Precedence  “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”

Analysis question Format the “Analysis Questions” sheet as described Analyze the data on your sheet logically and answer the questions using MEANINGFUL complete sentences.