I have a great lump of statistics - now what do I do with them?

[KatyMac]

I'm trying to find out if there are any trends in when I have children, eg when they start, when they finish how long they stay

But I don't have a clue how to do this

Or how to manipulate the data

Please help me

Thanks Nick

I am having a paperwork day tomorrow (like I don't have a life or something)

That works Nick

Now I need to work out age when started & age when left - any ideas?

SMS - just a bump to see how you are doing?

I work in this area, would be happy to help
If you're interested email me on Kate Fallon 44 @ hotmail. com (no spaces obviously)

That's very kind of you

I have

I just stared at this thinking there was some pf your post missing
Will go and check now

It is Saturday night

Right I think I get it - all seems to make sense (assuming the '1's are present and the blanks aren't - if not I think I need to rethink my career)
You start it in April 2003 - was that when the nursery opened or just as far back as the data goes?
I'll try to create a pivot table and a few interesting looking views based on what you've said on this thread, and get back to you with any more questions.

But it'll be tomorrow - hope that;s OK? (If not, you nursery nurses work far too hard!)
I love doing this stuff

I meant nursery owners, have no idea if you are a nursery nurse!
It's 10pm on Saturday night and I have had wine...

So if I try to do it tonight I may get halfway through and think "Sod it, I'll just make some stuff up!"
that's what I usually do at work

I am a chidminder.......but yes we do work too hard

I am doing accounts, preparing invoices, working our if we can afford to take on a new child and thinking about doing babysitting because we have so few children

Tomorrow (or in the week) is fine - & it is very kind of you

We opened in April 2003 -yes