How Excel is used in real -World Data Analysis.

Excel is spreadsheet tool used for data entry, basic analysis and visualization. Excel is commonly used for quick data summaries , creating charts , and performing basic statistical operations .
Excel also helps businesses analyze historical data to identify trends and forecast future outcomes ,it also used to create budgets, profit and loss statements, and perform variance analysis and it also helps marketers track key performance indicators(KPI).
Since i started learning excel i have been able to learn about its features such as Pivot Table which is used for summarizing and analyzing large data sets for example a sales manager can use Pivot Tables to see total sales by region , or by product . Another feature is Conditional Formatting which is used in highlighting important data visually for example a teacher can use conditional formatting to highlight score difference in different colors. The other feature that i have learnt is VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP which is used to find and retrieve data from a table for example a HR manager can use XLOOKUP to find an employee's department or salary based on their ID number.
As someone who is a beginner in learning excel i could say that my view on excel has profoundly changed . I always saw excel just as mere numbers in boxes but now i see it more as a dynamic tool for analysis and decision-making. Before learning excel i used to think that handling large dataset as overwhelming but now i have learnt to organize and structure data efficiently using tables , sorting and filtering. I have also learnt about excel tools such as Pivot Table and charts, and i can now identify patterns and trends within data. Excel has also taught me that data isn't about just numbers; its tells a story. Through learning excel analysis tools are easier for me to use when i am performing complex analyses such as regression and ANOVA without needing advanced statistical software .