The Data Analysis ToolPak is a great addition to Excel’s default powerful tools. However, you have to learn how to load it first since the ToolPak is not automatically loaded. Also, the functions in the ToolPak can only be used on one worksheet at a time. This video explains how to install the Data Analysis Toolpak in Excel 2016 for Mac in order to do statistical calculations. It was prepared for a statistics.
If your a student such as myself and use a Mac, you have probably run into a few complications in certain course work. To save you sometime researching your different options, I have found a few different ways you can access the Excel Analysis Toolpak on your Mac. Since I am a student at East Carolina I will provide the options available to me. You may want to see what software resources your school provides for you.
FYI – some of these options will work for other Windows specific programs and applications.
1.) Statplus by Analystsoft. You can download a free version of the StatPlus addon by a Analystsoft. I performed a few Histograms with this software and I was highly disappointed with the functionality of this software. It is nearly impossible to follow an example from an instructor using Excel on Windows. http://www.analystsoft.com/en/products/statplusmacle/
2.) Use the VCL (Univerisity specific). Some universities provide a virtual computer lab for students to access certain programs. This is my preferred method to use the analysis toolpak in Excel. For ECU students you can login at http://vcl.ecu.edu . If you have not used the VCL before you may need to download a plugin for your browser to use it. Once have installed the appropriate plugin, make sure you use “option 2″ to access Microsoft Office, then login with your student credentials. DO NOT SELECT “Office 2010/Excel 2010″. It will not allow you to install the addons. Instead select the “Risk Solver Platform”. Heres the catch… You can only open/save files to/from your piratedrive so accessing your files can be a pain in the @#%^ . The only way I know of uploading or downloading files to your piratedrive is through Onestop/Piratedrive . Other than that, It works great! *Hint: Use your Safari browser when accessing the VCL. I have not been able to get the VCL to work through Chrome on a Mac.
3.) Bootcamp + Windows + Office 2010 . Epson perfection v500 driver download mac. Sound like a pain? It is but, if your a ECU student its free (other universities have simular programs). The plus side of this option is you can use other Windows specific applications with it. I have not tried this so I wont get into specific of how it work. First you will want to download Windows 8 (for free) from http://www.ecu.edu/cs-itcs/Software/microsoft.cfm . Also, you will want to download Office 2010 for Windows as well. Install Windows in bootcamp, then install Office in your Windows. Its a lot more work than it sounds but I believe they actually have a Mac version of Windows 8 specifically designed for this application. You can do Google search for more info on bootcamp and installing Windows on a Mac.
4.) VirtualBox + Windows + Office 2010 . Almost as much work as the previous option but, I actually prefer this option. Heres why… You dont have to shutdown your Mac and restart it in Windows. The VirtualBox actually allows you to run an operating system in another operating system. Essentially it allows you to run Windows in a window (sorry I had to…) so Windows operates like any other program on your Mac. VirtualBox is free at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads . You will need a copy of Windows, which you can download free from your school and of course you will need to download Office 2010 (for free from your school) as well.
If all else fails, borrow one of those $#%$^ Windows computers from a friend in exchange for whatever artsy thing you do because everyone who owns a Mac must be a designer, artist, freelancer, etc, etc. Just dont convert to the dark side… (Windows user). Hope this helps in your quest to be a Apple person living in a Microsoft world. Good luck!
BTW – I found the VCL and Virtualbox to be the best options for me.
As the article suggests, today we will learn how to add Analysis ToolPak in Excel For Mac and Windows PCs. So let's get started.
The Analysis ToolPak is an add-on in Microsoft Excel. By default, this add-in is not installed in Excel.
Analysis toolPak of excel contains very helpful tools for statistical, financial, and engineering data analysis.
How to Add Analysis ToolPak to Excel 2016 in Windows?
To install the Analysis toolPak in Excel 2016 follow these steps.
Click on file.
Click on option. You’ll see the excel options dialogue box.
Click on Add-Ins. It is on the left, second option from the bottom.
Locate Analysis ToolPack and click on it.
In the bottom, you must be able to see manage drop down. Select Excel-Add-ins and click on Go button.
All available Add-ins will be shown to you. Select Analysis Toolpak and click OK.
Analysis ToolPak is added now. You can see it in the Data tab in the rightmost corner.
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How to Add Analysis ToolPak in Excel 2016 for Mac?
To install Analysis toolpak in Excel for Mac, follow below steps.
Goto tools or Insert menu.
Locate Add-Ins and Click on it.
You’ll be prompted to choose from available add-ins. Select Analysis Toolpak.
Click Ok.
Analysis Toolpak is added. Goto data tab. In the rightmost corner you’ll find Analysis Toolpak waiting for you.
Analysis Toolpak has a number of useful statical tools that we will explore in our that we have explored in analysis tutorials.
The Analysis ToolPak in Excel 2010
Steps for a user to manually install Analysis ToolPak in Excel:
Click on File ribbon
Click on Options
From Options, select Add-Ins
Select Analysis ToolPak and click on Go button
You can see 4 Add-Ins options are available, check the Analysis ToolPak
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Click on OK button
When you check Data ribbon, this time you will see Data Analysis option appears in Analysis Group.
When you click on Data Analysis, you will find the dialog box as shown below:
There are a total of 19 options available in the Data Analysis:
1. Anova: Single Factor 2. Anova: Two-Factor with Replication 3. Anova: Two-Factor without Replication 4. Correlation 5. Covariance 6. Descriptive Statistics 7. Exponential Smoothing 8. F-Test Two Sample for Variance 9. Fourier Analysis 10. Histogram 11. Moving Average 12. Random Number Generation 13. Rank and Percentile 14. Regression 15. Sampling 16. t-Test: Paired Two Sample for Means 17. t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances 18. t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances 19. Z-Test: Two-Samples for Mean