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Currently available spreadsheet programs for microcomputers provide many features that can be very useful for evaluators and researchers. Some of the basic concepts involved in spreadsheet use are introduced, and information is provided on the use of spreadsheets in maintaining and analyzing evaluation data. The spreadsheet used in the discussion of features and in the examples is Microsoft's "Excel 4.0 for Windows," a program with many new statistical functions. There are many advantages in using spreadsheets, including ease of data entry, graphing capabilities, formatting capabilities, sorting, and the wide range of statistical functions available. Spreadsheets are especially helpful for those who do not have access to mainframe computers or expensive statistical software. One figure gives an example of spreadsheet use, and an additional 11 figures in an appendix provide further examples. Tables in the appendix contain the following data: (1) statistical functions available in three spreadsheet programs; (2) additional functions available with Macro add-on files; (3) logical functions available in Excel; and (4) database functions in Excel. (SLD)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert