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Excel Data Analysis For Dummies

Overview

Turn jumbles of numbers into graphics, insights, and answers with Excel

With Microsoft Excel, you can, well, excel at data analysis. And Excel Data Analysis For Dummies can help, with clear and easy explanations of the mountain of features for creating, visualizing, and analyzing data. PivotTables, charts, what-if analysis, statistical functions—it's all in here, with examples and ideas for Excel users of all skill levels.

This latest edition covers the most recent updates to Excel and Microsoft 365. You'll beef up your data skills and learn powerful techniques for turning numbers into knowledge. For students, researchers, and business professionals, Excel is the spreadsheet and data application of choice—and Dummies is the best choice for learning how to make those numbers sing.

  • Learn how to use Excel's built-in data analysis features and write your own functions to explore patterns in your data
  • Create striking charts and visualizations, and discover multiple ways to tell the stories hidden in the numbers
  • Clean up large datasets and identify statistical operations that will answer your questions
  • Perform financial calculations, database operations, and more—without leaving Excel

Excel Data Analysis For Dummies is the go-to resource for Excel users who are looking for better ways to crunch the numbers.

Turn jumbles of numbers into graphics, insights, and answers with Excel

With Microsoft Excel, you can, well, excel at data analysis. And Excel Data Analysis For Dummies can help, with clear and easy explanations of the mountain of features for creating, visualizing, and analyzing data. PivotTables, charts, what-if analysis, statistical functions—it's all in here, with examples and ideas for Excel users of all skill levels.

This latest edition covers the most recent updates to Excel and Microsoft 365. You'll beef up your data skills and learn powerful techniques for turning numbers into knowledge. For students, researchers, and business professionals, Excel is the spreadsheet

and data application of choice—and Dummies is the best choice for learning how to make those numbers sing.
  • Learn how to use Excel's built-in data analysis features and write your own functions to explore patterns in your data
  • Create striking charts and visualizations, and discover multiple ways to tell the stories hidden in the numbers
  • Clean up large datasets and identify statistical operations that will answer your questions
  • Perform financial calculations, database operations, and more—without leaving Excel

Excel Data Analysis For Dummies is the go-to resource for Excel users who are looking for better ways to crunch the numbers.

Excel Data Analysis For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Data analysis, by definition, requires some data to analyze. However, after you’ve imported or entered that data and cleaned it up as best you can. what’s your next move? Ah, that’s where the “analysis” part raises its hand in the air and says, “Pick me, pick me!” Excel is bursting at its digital seams with tools for analyzing data, but there are some that you’ll turn to most often. Here you’ll find quick guides for Excel’s descriptive statistics tools, building comparison expressions, and wielding the powerful database functions.