Data Analysis

 In this section we will learn about the powerful features of Excel through which one can easily analyze the data

1.               Sort: Short function in Excel provide a facility to sort data in ascending or descending order

2.               Filter: Filter is used to display the certain criteria of records

3.               Conditional Formatting: We can highlight cells with a specific colors by using conditional formatting, depending on the cell's value.

4.               Charts: "A picture is worth a thousand words" A simple Excel chart can easily be understandable  more than a sheet full of numbers.

5.               Pivot Tables: the most powerful feature of Excel is Pivot tables. We can extract the significance from large and detailed data set.

6.               Tables: Master Excel tables can analyzes your data quickly and easily.

7.               What-If Analysis: What-If Analysis in Excel allows us to try out different values for formulas.

8.               Solver: Excel includes a tool called solver that uses techniques from the operations research to find optimal solutions for all kind of decision problems.

9.               Analysis ToolPak: The Analysis ToolPak is an Excel add-in program that provides data analysis tools for financial, statistical and engineering data analysis.

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To become an expert in Microsoft Excel you can find related examples and features on the right side of each chapter. For an overview you can read the following

1.      Sort: Custom Sort Order | Sort by Color | Reverse List | Randomize List | SORT function

2.      Filter: Number and Text Filters | Date Filters | Advanced Filter | Data Form | Remove Duplicates | Outlining Data | Subtotal | Unique Values | FILTER function

3.      Conditional Formatting: Manage Rules | Data Bars | Color Scales | Icon Sets | Find Duplicates | Shade Alternate Rows | Compare Two Lists | Conflicting Rules | Heat Map

4.      Charts: Column Chart | Line Chart | Pie Chart | Bar Chart | Area Chart | Scatter Plot | Data Series | Axes | Chart Sheet | Trendline | Error Bars | Sparklines | Combination Chart | Gauge Chart | Thermometer Chart | Gantt Chart | Pareto Chart

5.      Pivot Tables: Group Pivot Table Items | Multi-level Pivot Table | Frequency Distribution | Pivot Chart | Slicers | Update Pivot Table | Calculated Field/Item | GetPivotData

6.      Tables: Structured References | Table Styles | Quick Analysis | Merge Tables

7.      What-If Analysis: Data Tables | Goal Seek | Quadratic Equation

8.      Solver: Transportation Problem | Assignment Problem | Capital Investment | Shortest Path Problem | Maximum Flow Problem | Sensitivity Analysis | System of Linear Equations

9.      Analysis ToolPak: Histogram | Descriptive Statistics | Anova | F-Test | t-Test | Moving Average | Exponential Smoothing | Correlation | Regression

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