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Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel
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Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

About this course

Have you started using spreadsheets like Excel and want to learn how to write formulas and functions to perform simple data analysis? In this project, you will learn about the general format for writing formulas and functions in Excel to perform analysis on the sales data from a sample company. In this analysis, you will calculate total sums of profits, you will learn how to use functions to analyze the popularity of the items sold and you will also learn how to calculate averages and percentages of monthly profits. Throughout the project, you will work through some examples that will show you how to apply the formulas and functions you have learned.

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What you'll learn

  • write basic Excel formulas with correct cell references
  • use SUM, AVERAGE, and percentage calculations on real data
  • apply functions to assess product popularity
  • calculate total and monthly profit figures from sales tables

Course objectives

  • understand the general format for Excel formulas and functions
  • perform simple data analysis on sales datasets using Excel
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