1. Type in your data: Column headings = Your IV Each row is one trial/piece of data Type in a title above your data “Effects of IV on DV (units)” DATA- TABLES Step 1

2. To fix column headings: Highlight and right- click to “format cells” Under “Alignment”, check the box for “wrap text” Click “OK” Step 2

3. To fix your title: Click on the cell and line up your mouse until it becomes a skinny “+” sign Left-click and hold while dragging across several columns Click “Merge and Center” (the little “a” button) Click “OK” when the warning box pops up *** “Wrap Text” like in the previous slide if your title is too long Step 3

4. *** You will probably have to resize the row height. Do this by clicking and dragging it down to the right height. Step 4

5. To add basic stats: Type in “AVE” and “SD” as 2 rows to the side of your table Click in the cell below your first column, type “=“ and find “average” in the drop-down menu. When it pops up, highlight your data in that column. Click “OK” Step 5

6. To add Standard Deviation (OPTIONAL): Click in the cell below your AVE, type “=“ and find “stdev” in the drop-down menu. When it pops up, highlight your data but do NOT include the average Click “OK” Step 6

7. Highlight both cells and move your mouse to the corner until it becomes a skinny “+” sign Left-click and drag to the right under each column OR just repeat the process for calculating the AVE and SD for each column Step 7

8. Decrease decimals by highlighting cells and clicking above. For AVE and SD, you may carry 1 decimal place beyond what you measured. Step 8

9. Alignment: To center data, highlight cells and click center for “alignment” Highlight and move your “AVE” and “SD” to the right of the cells Step 9

10. Bold: Highlight data that’s important (title, column headings, AVE and SD) and make it bold so it stands out Step 10

11. To add borders: Highlight data and click on which borders you want You can do “all borders” or get a little fancier if you want- just don’t let anything distract from your data Step 11

12. Ta-Da! You’re finished! Now it’s time for a graph… Step 12