Article: You will create a three column table in Excel, with the same three headings as above. In cell A1, type in the heading "Value." In cell B1, enter the heading "Deviation." In cell C1, enter the heading "Deviation squared." In the first column, you need to type in the values of your measurements. If the set is small, you can simply type them in by hand. If you have a large data set, you may need to copy and paste the data into the column. Excel has a function that will calculate the mean for you. In some vacant cell underneath your data table (it really doesn't matter what cell you choose), enter the following: =Average(A2:___) Do not actually type a blank space. Fill in that blank with the cell name of your last data point. For example, if you have 100 points of data, you will use the function: =Average(A2:A101) This function includes data from A2 through A101 because the top row contains the headings of the columns. When you press Enter or when you click away to any other cell on the table, the mean of your data values will automatically fill the cell that you just programmed. In the first empty cell in the "Deviation" column, you need to enter a function to calculate the difference between each data point and the mean. To do this, you need to use the cell name where the mean resides. Let's assume for now that you used cell A104. The function for the error calculation, which you enter into cell B2, will be: =A2-$A$104. The dollar signs are necessary to make sure that you lock in cell A104 for each calculation. In the third column, you can direct Excel to calculate the square that you need. In cell C2, enter the function =B2^2 After you have entered the functions in the top cell of each column, B2 and C2 respectively, you need to fill in the full table. You could retype the function in every line of the table, but this would take far too long. Use your mouse, highlight cells B2 and C2 together, and without letting go of the mouse button, drag down to the bottom cell of each column. If we are assuming that you have 100 data points in your table, you will drag your mouse down to cells B101 and C101. When you then release the mouse button, the formulas will be copied into all the cells of the table. The table should be automatically populated with the calculated values. Column C of your table contains all the square-error values. The final step is to have Excel calculate the sum of these values. In a cell below the table, probably C102 for this example, enter the function: =Sum(C2:C101) When you click Enter or click away into any other cell of the table, you should have the SSE value for your data.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Label the columns of the spreadsheet. Enter your data. Find the mean of the data points. Enter the function for the error measurements. Enter the function for the error squares. Copy the functions to fill the entire table. Find the SSE.
Article: What are your long-term goals? Think about where you see yourself in ten years. Do you want to be a home owner? Do you want to be running the company you work at now? Do you want to be married with some kids? Consider whether or not you are moving in the right direction to achieve your long term goals. If not, you will need to identify some areas for change. Sometimes change is so big and so scary that you don't want to contemplate it at all. But you can do something about that, and you can do it right now. Grab a piece of paper and a pen. Brainstorm and write out your answers to the following questions as quickly as you can. Don't get hung up on grammar, spelling, or punctuation, just write. What's working well in my life right now? List some of the positives about your life as it is right now. To make a change, you need to be aware of what you like as much as you're aware of what you don't like so that you don't end up wrecking the positives in your life. You can also list some of your strengths here so that you know what you have to draw on as you go through the change process. What are the areas of my life I want to change? Do you hate your job? Are you in an unhappy marriage? Write down the parts of your life that are making you really unhappy. Pick out the top 3 to 5 things you'd like to change. Again, quickly and without too much thinking, write down the steps that you can take to make changes. Do not overwork thisthere is plenty of time for fine adjustment later. You've just created a quick, personal road map for change. Over time, you can refine this road map, For now, you've broken down those large and looming "it's all too hard to change" feelings and turned them into some concrete steps. Read through what you have written to solidify them in your mind and start working towards these goals. Having a large goal like "become a millionaire" is great as a long term goal, but it does not give you concrete items to work on. To achieve a goal, you need to break it into smaller, more realistic goals. For example, you could break your large goal of becoming a millionaire into something more manageable like "set up a savings account" or "ask for a raise." These are items that will help to move you closer to your goal and make it seem more manageable. Transform general statements into something more active. For example, instead of writing something generic like "find my passion," pick something actionable and specific. You can instead say, "visit a career coach" or "take an aptitude test." Turn big projects into small to-dos. For instance, instead of writing "find a new job," break it down into steps like "update my resume," "create a LinkedIn profile," "research new companies" or "write a letter of resignation." After you have reviewed your list of items, figure out what you can easily accomplish in the next 48 hours and do it. Perform as many of these small action steps as you can within the next 48 hours to put yourself on the road to change. Here are some examples: To get out of an unhappy relationship: Talk to your partner, line up a new place to stay, pack your belongings, or ask friends to help you move. To make yourself more healthy: Throw out all of the junk food in your cabinets, join a gym, talk to people who will support you, or get some new sneakers. To move to a new city: Find an apartment in the new place, list your current house or condo for sale, start throwing away things you don't want to take with you, or call your friends and relatives to tell them the news.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Think about your long-term goals. Figure out what you'd like to change. Read everything that you've written. Break larger objectives on your list up into smaller actionable items. Do something to move towards your goal.