What should you select to indicate that your input data contains headers in Excel's Descriptive Statistics tool?

To indicate that your input data contains headers in Excel's Descriptive Statistics tool, you should select "Labels in the first row." This option tells the tool that the first row of your data range includes descriptive labels for each column rather than numerical values that should be included in the statistical analysis. By selecting this choice, Excel can appropriately exclude the header row from calculations and will label the resulting statistics accordingly, allowing for a clearer and more accurate interpretation of the results.

When this option is selected, Excel correctly processes the dataset by recognizing that the first row does not contain data points but rather serves as a guide for understanding what each column represents. This is essential for accurate reporting and statistic summarization, especially in datasets where identification of variables is crucial.

Other options, while relevant to settings in the Descriptive Statistics tool, do not address the need to specify that headers are present in your dataset. For instance, selecting summary statistics or a confidence level might dictate which types of analyses or outputs you want, but they do not inform the tool about the structure of your data. Meanwhile, selecting grouped by columns pertains to the orientation of the data rather than recognizing the presence of headers. Thus, indicating that your data has headers is specifically done through the selection of "