You don't need statistical tables if you have Excel or Mathematica. Here I give the relevant Excel and Mathematica functions described in Chapter 14 of my book. You can save all the formulas in one spreadsheet or notebook and use it multiple times.
Cumulative Distribution Function of the Standard Normal Distribution
For a given real $latex z$, the value of the distribution function of the standard normal is
$latex F(z)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi }}\int_{-\infty }^{z}\exp (-t^{2}/2)dt.$
In Excel, use the formula =NORM.S.DIST(z,TRUE).
In Mathematica, enter CDF[NormalDistribution[0,1],z]
Probability Function of the Binomial Distribution
For given number of successes $latex x,$ number of trials $latex n$ and probability $latex p$ the probability is
$latex P(Binomial=x)=C_{x}^{n}p^{x}(1-p)^{n-x}$.
In Excel, use the formula =BINOM.DIST(x,n,p,FALSE)
In Mathematica, enter PDF[BinomialDistribution[n,p],x]
Cumulative Binomial Probabilities
For a given cut-off value $latex x,$ number of trials $latex n$ and probability $latex p$ the cumulative probability is
$latex P(Binomial\leq x)=\sum_{t=0}^{x}C_{t}^{n}p^{t}(1-p)^{n-t}.$
In Excel, use the formula =BINOM.DIST(x,n,p,TRUE).
In Mathematica, enter CDF[BinomialDistribution[n,p],x]
Values of the exponential function $latex e^{-\lambda}$
In Excel, use the formula =EXP(-lambda)
In Mathematica, enter Exp[-lambda]
Individual Poisson Probabilities
For given number of successes $latex x$ and arrival rate $latex \lambda$ the probability is
$latex P(Poisson=x)=\frac{e^{-\lambda }\lambda^{x}}{x!}.$
In Excel, use the formula =POISSON.DIST(x,lambda,FALSE)
In Mathematica, enter PDF[PoissonDistribution[lambda],x]
Cumulative Poisson Probabilities
For given cut-off $latex x$ and arrival rate $latex \lambda$ the cumulative probability is
$latex P(Poisson\leq x)=\sum_{t=0}^{x}\frac{e^{-\lambda }\lambda ^{t}}{t!}.$
In Excel, use the formula =POISSON.DIST(x,lambda,TRUE)
In Mathematica, enter CDF[PoissonDistribution[lambda],x]
Cutoff Points of the Chi-Square Distribution Function
For given probability of the right tail $latex \alpha $ and degrees of freedom $latex \nu$, the cut-off value (critical value) $latex \chi _{\nu,\alpha }^{2}$ is a solution of the equation
$latex P(\chi _{\nu}^{2}>\chi _{\nu,\alpha }^{2})=\alpha .$
In Excel, use the formula =CHISQ.INV.RT(alpha,v)
In Mathematica, enter InverseCDF[ChiSquareDistribution[v],1-alpha]
Cutoff Points for the Student’s t Distribution
For given probability of the right tail $latex \alpha$ and degrees of freedom $latex \nu$, the cut-off value $latex t_{\nu,\alpha }$ is a solution of the equation $latex P(t_{\nu}>t_{\nu,\alpha })=\alpha$.
In Excel, use the formula =T.INV(1-alpha,v)
In Mathematica, enter InverseCDF[StudentTDistribution[v],1-alpha]
Cutoff Points for the F Distribution
For given probability of the right tail $latex \alpha $, degrees of freedom $latex v_1$ (numerator) and $latex v_2$ (denominator), the cut-off value $latex F_{v_1,v_2,\alpha }$ is a solution of the equation $latex P(F_{v_1,v_2}>F_{v_1,v_2,\alpha })=\alpha$.
In Excel, use the formula =F.INV.RT(alpha,v1,v2)
In Mathematica, enter InverseCDF[FRatioDistribution[v1,v2],1-alpha]




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