Select the tool you wish to use and click OK. Click on Data Analysis to open the analysis tools available.ĥ. Once enabled the Data Analysis ToolPak will be located in the the Data tab all the way to the right. The Add-Ins window will open, add a checkmark to the check box next to Analysis ToolPak, click OK.Ĥ. At the bottom of the window select Excel Add-ins from the drop-down to the right of Manage:, click Go… to proceed.ģ. When the Excel Options window opens, click on Add-Ins located on the left pane. While Excel is open, click the Office button (the Orb) and click on Excel Options.Ģ. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them below.ġ. I’m posting this quick how-to for those of you that don’t know how to enable it or even know where to locate it. The problem with the Excel add-in is that it is not loaded by default, this quickly became a problem for the professor teaching the class because he had to walk everyone through the process of enabling the powerful add-in. Once I enabled the add-in and learned how to use the tools it provided, I have not used any other statistical tool except perhaps Minitab, but then I use that for the more complex analysis.

If Analysis ToolPak is not listed in the Add-Ins available box, click Browse to locate it. In the Add-Ins available box, select the Analysis ToolPak check box, and then click OK. Click the Tools menu, and then click Excel Add-ins. I stumbled on the Analysis ToolPak when I took an quantitative analysis class for my Masters program. Excel Details: Load the Analysis ToolPak in Excel for Mac. Excel like many of Microsoft’s other Office applications are extremely powerful tools that have many ‘hidden’ features.