help with spreadsheets

[longbombers1]

how do i make a spreadsheet? and what is the most accurate formula to project stats?

[Tavish]

how do i make a spreadsheet? and what is the most accurate formula to project stats?

Use a spreadsheet program such as Excel or Calc. There is no "most accurate" formula for projections, they all are only best guesses. Most big-name projection formulas are proprietary designs so you won't be able to run them and they honestly are not much better than using 3-year averages and adjusting them for park changes/injuries/changes in playing time. Good luck.

[longbombers1]

how do i get excel?

[Tavish]

Buy it as part of the M$ Office Suite. Calc is part of OpenOffice and can be downloaded for free.

[longbombers1]

where can i download calc from?

[shpuck]

A simple google search found this:

http://www.openoffice.org/

Download the suite and you should be good to go. I must admit I don't use it though so don't ask me any particulars on the program.

If you have any questions, I"m sure you can google "FAQ Open Office Calc" and peruse the hits.

[Cooner]

A simple google search found this:

http://www.openoffice.org/

Download the suite and you should be good to go. I must admit I don't use it though so don't ask me any particulars on the program.

If you have any questions, I"m sure you can google "FAQ Open Office Calc" and peruse the hits.

calc is easy to use- basically everything you want to do in calc is the same as in excel. A couple things are different (pivot tables have a different name, but are otherwise the same) but they're all pretty advanced topics... definitely not needed for projections. I'm using calc exclusively now and haven't found anything i could do in excel that i can't make work in calc with little to no adaptation.