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EXCEL AS A DATA ANALYSIS TOOL

Microsoft Excel is one of the most important tools in data analysis. Whether you're cleaning data, building reports, or preparing datasets for pipelines, Excel skills are essential.
BASIC EXCEL FUNCTIONS
➤ SUM
Adds values in a range
=SUM(A1:A10)

➤ AVERAGE

Finds the mean
=AVERAGE(A1:A10)
COUNT
Counts numeric values
=COUNT(A1:A10)

Logical Functions
➤ IF
=IF(A1>50, "Pass", "Fail")

Returns values based on a condition

➤ AND
=AND(A1>50, B1="Yes")

Checks multiple conditions
➤ OR
=OR(A1>50, B1="Yes")

Returns TRUE if one condition is met

** Lookup & Reference Functions**
➤ VLOOKUP
=VLOOKUP(A2, A1:C10, 3, FALSE)

Searches vertically
➤ HLOOKUP
=HLOOKUP(A2, A1:C3, 2, FALSE)

Searches horizontally
➤ INDEX + MATCH (Better alternative)
=INDEX(B1:B10, MATCH(A2, A1:A10, 0))
➤ LEN

Counts characters
=LEN(A1)
CONCAT / CONCATENATE

Join text
=CONCAT(A1, " ", B1)

These are some of the formulae's used daily in excel

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