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Account Type Revenue ($)<br />

New $5,296<br />

Old $2,230<br />

Old $7,643<br />

Old $3,897<br />

Old $9,590<br />

Old $2,689<br />

Old $5,890<br />

Old $9,561<br />

New $3,643<br />

New $8,861<br />

Old $3,946<br />

We can choose any cell we want to beg<strong>in</strong> enter<strong>in</strong>g data. Let‟s choose cell A1 to type <strong>in</strong> the<br />

header. This cell reference means that we are look<strong>in</strong>g at row A and column 1. We will enter our<br />

second column‟s label <strong>in</strong>to cell B1. We will list the data vertically, as shown <strong>in</strong> the table above.<br />

After click<strong>in</strong>g on a cell and typ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> each entry, simply press ENTER or TAB to move to the<br />

next cell. Do not press ESC, or the data you are typ<strong>in</strong>g will be cancelled.<br />

In order to see the entire labels <strong>in</strong> cells A1 and B1, we can expand the column by plac<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

cursor between the grey-shaded labels <strong>for</strong> columns A and B, click<strong>in</strong>g, hold<strong>in</strong>g, and dragg<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

w<strong>in</strong>dow to an appropriate size.<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 22

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