When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your work before submission.
1.1: Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the assignment.
1.2: Develop coherent paragraphs or points so that each is internally unified and so that each functions as part of the whole document or presentation.
1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.
1.5: Use sentence structure appropriate to the task, message and audience.
1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English.
3.1: Identify numerical or mathematical information that is relevant in a problem or situation.
3.2: Employ mathematical or statistical operations and data analysis techniques to arrive at a correct or optimal solution.
3.3: Analyze mathematical or statistical information, or the results of quantitative inquiry and manipulation of data.
3.4: Employ software applications and analytic tools to analyze, visualize, and present data to inform decision-making.
Now that you’ve assessed and refreshed these important skills, you’re ready to begin. First download the Excel template and use it to set up your spreadsheet. This step has you set up your basic view in preparation for the use of several tools.
After you’ve formatted and set up your basic view and saved it with your name, you’re ready to move to the next step and add data.
With your spreadsheet set up and saved with your last name, you're ready to add data. In Section 1 on the Data page, complete each column of the spreadsheet to arrive at the desired calculations.
When you're ready, move on to the next step, where you will use functions to summarize the data.
With your data built, you are now ready to start using some tools to summarize the data, using Countif and the Sum function to do the math. In this step, you'll begin to see patterns in the data and the story of the workforce.