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Instructions Data Assignment 201617
Instructions Data Assignment 201617
This assignment assesses your ability to organise, interpret, analyse and present
experimental results. It is worth 15% of the module. It is an exercise in presenting data and
attention to detail/following instructions.
You are given a raw data table which you will use to create a results spreadsheet in Excel.
You will use this spreadsheet to create a table and two graphs as instructed in this
document.
You will embed these in a Word document, formatting and captioning them properly.
You will submit both the Excel spreadsheet and the Word document through a VITAL upload
link by Midnight on SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2016.
You will find all the information you need to help you complete this assignment in my lecture
slides and in the resources posted on VITAL.
ii) Study the first page of the spreadsheet called Raw Data Table
You will see that I have recorded my experimental results accurately, but in a
disorganised way.
You will need to create a spreadsheet table that organises the data and presents it
clearly.
iii) Open the next tab (at the bottom of the Excel screed) called Results Spreadsheet
Create a spreadsheet table that looks like the partial table below and enter the
experimental results you have been given. (data in this document is NOT your data).
Make sure that the data is entered exactly as shown, and that each result is recorded
to 1 decimal place.
Note that the Sample 1 values are the lowest recorded Impact Energy, and the
Sample 3 values the highest. You should sort your data in this way
You will find Excel tutorials and help on the Library website and via Microsoft.
Make sure you have clicked in a empty spreadsheet cell and then click the insert
chart button on the Excel Toolbar at the top of the screen.
The chart wizard will open select scatter plot without lines and follow the on screen
instructions.
has Temperature along the X-axis and Impact Energy along the Y-axis
uses different styles of marker for each series, and includes a legend
Excel will automatically format the plot and you will need to change this so your plot
looks exactly like the one below.
Study and understand the Error Bars section in the LabWrite Resources Page. This
teaches you how to do this, and uses an example similar to our experiment.
Use the Excel functions to calculate the mean, standard deviation and standard error
and include the results as new rows in your Results Spreadsheet.
ii) Reformat your Results Spreadsheet so it looks exactly like the partial table shown
below.
Step 4: Create a Scatter Plot of the Mean Impact Energy
i) In the same way as before create a new scatter plot that includes just one series of
data the Mean Impact Energy
Format the plot as before and be careful to label the axes correctly
You will fit a 6th order polynomial curve to the data and ensure the R2 Value is
included on the plot
Go back to the Error Bars section in the LabWrite Resources Page and study it
Add the error bars to your plot in exactly the way it explains
You will plot error bars that extend by the standard error both above and below the
line
iv) Your plot should now look exactly like the one below.
ii) Give your document an appropriate heading: title, name and date
iii) On the first page embed the two scatter plots: make sure they are large enough to be
legible, that they are properly positioned on the page, and that they are properly
captioned (figure number and descriptive title, below the graphic)
iv) On the second page embed your results spreadsheet including the calculated mean,
standard deviation and standard error rows; size, position and caption as before
(table number and descriptive title, above the graphic). You will need to format the
second page to landscape orientation to do this clearly. (Hint: you will need to make
use of section breaks in Word)
Step 6: Submission
You will be required to submit your Excel file AND your Word file through the VITAL upload
link.