A couple of you have written to tell me that you can't open the Excel data file. The data file I sent you is in the .xlsx Excel 2007 format. You will need a converter pack from Microsoft to open it.
I've sent out one copy of the data table in the old Excel 2003 format, but it occurs to me that you will be seeing more and more Office 2007 files coming from teachers and other sources, so it would be better for you to pick up the Compatibility Pack rather than ask for older file versions every time (and better for me not to send the file out in several different formats every time).
Here is a link to the MS page: Compatibility Pack for Windows
Once you have installed this, you should be able to open the files normally.
For Mac users running Office 2004, I think the new file formats are already installed. If not, it looks like you have to convert the file separately before opening the file (installing the following file doesn't appear from the description to integrate into your Office suite). This may be a drag-and-drop box, or you may have to run the program and select files from inside the program. Have fun finding out. :)
Here is a link for Mac users: Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
If you're using Linux, I don't know enough about the OS to help you.
I think OpenOffice reads all the XML fies natively, so if you use that you should be set. OpenOffice is free, but the download is a big file (~120MB). Play with it if you want.
If none of this makes sense to you, you can open the attachment with Google Docs. If you do, the file may not print nicely, but you should be able to pull up the data and work with it.
Do your other homework, too.
I've sent out one copy of the data table in the old Excel 2003 format, but it occurs to me that you will be seeing more and more Office 2007 files coming from teachers and other sources, so it would be better for you to pick up the Compatibility Pack rather than ask for older file versions every time (and better for me not to send the file out in several different formats every time).
Here is a link to the MS page: Compatibility Pack for Windows
Once you have installed this, you should be able to open the files normally.
For Mac users running Office 2004, I think the new file formats are already installed. If not, it looks like you have to convert the file separately before opening the file (installing the following file doesn't appear from the description to integrate into your Office suite). This may be a drag-and-drop box, or you may have to run the program and select files from inside the program. Have fun finding out. :)
Here is a link for Mac users: Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
If you're using Linux, I don't know enough about the OS to help you.
I think OpenOffice reads all the XML fies natively, so if you use that you should be set. OpenOffice is free, but the download is a big file (~120MB). Play with it if you want.
If none of this makes sense to you, you can open the attachment with Google Docs. If you do, the file may not print nicely, but you should be able to pull up the data and work with it.
Do your other homework, too.
