LEADER 05426nam 2200697 450 001 9910453567003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-89810-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001277683 035 $a(EBL)1676117 035 $a(OCoLC)877772392 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001215788 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11738174 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215788 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11188916 035 $a(PQKB)10426569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1676117 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000030656 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1676117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10861210 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL599747 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001277683 100 $a20140505h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExcel data analysis for dummies /$fby Stephen L. Nelson and E. C. Nelson 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cJohn Wiley & Sons,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 225 1 $aFor Dummies 300 $a"Making everything easier"--Cover. 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-118-89809-5 311 $a1-306-68496-X 327 $aTitle Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; What You Can Safely Ignore; What You Shouldn't Ignore (Unless You're a Masochist); Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Where's the Beef?; Chapter 1: Introducing Excel Tables; What Is a Table and Why Do I Care?; Building Tables; Analyzing Table Information; Chapter 2: Grabbing Data from External Sources; Getting Data the Export-Import Way; Querying External Databases and Web Page Tables 327 $aIt's Sometimes a Raw DealChapter 3: Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: Cleaning Data; Editing Your Imported Workbook; Cleaning Data with Text Functions; Using Validation to Keep Data Clean; Part II: PivotTables and PivotCharts; Chapter 4: Working with PivotTables; Looking at Data from Many Angles; Getting Ready to Pivot; Running the PivotTable Wizard; Fooling Around with Your Pivot Table; Customizing How Pivot Tables Work and Look; Chapter 5: Building PivotTable Formulas; Adding Another Standard Calculation; Creating Custom Calculations; Using Calculated Fields and Items; Retrieving Data from a Pivot Table 327 $aChapter 6: Working with PivotChartsWhy Use a Pivot Chart?; Getting Ready to Pivot; Running the PivotTable Wizard; Fooling Around with Your Pivot Chart; Using Chart Commands to Create Pivot Charts; Chapter 7: Customizing PivotCharts; Selecting a Chart Type; Working with Chart Styles; Changing Chart Layout; Changing a Chart's Location; Formatting the Plot Area; Formatting the Chart Area; Formatting 3-D Charts; Part III: Advanced Tools; Chapter 8: Using the Database Functions; Quickly Reviewing Functions; Using the DAVERAGE Function; Using the DCOUNT and DCOUNTA Functions 327 $aUsing the DGET FunctionUsing the DMAX and DMAX Functions; Using the DPRODUCT Function; Using the DSTDEV and DSTDEVP Functions; Using the DSUM Function; Using the DVAR and DVARP Functions; Chapter 9: Using the Statistics Functions; Counting Items in a Data Set; Means, Modes, and Medians; Finding Values, Ranks, and Percentiles; Standard Deviations and Variances; Normal Distributions; t-distributions; f-distributions; Binomial Distributions; Chi-Square Distributions; Regression Analysis; Correlation; Some Really Esoteric Probability Distributions; Chapter 10: Descriptive Statistics 327 $aUsing the Descriptive Statistics ToolCreating a Histogram; Ranking by Percentile; Calculating Moving Averages; Exponential Smoothing; Generating Random Numbers; Sampling Data; Chapter 11: Inferential Statistics; Using the t-test Data Analysis Tool; Performing z-test Calculations; Creating a Scatter Plot; Using the Regression Data Analysis Tool; Using the Correlation Analysis Tool; Using the Covariance Analysis Tool; Using the ANOVA Data Analysis Tools; Creating an f-test Analysis; Using Fourier Analysis; Chapter 12: Optimization Modeling with Solver; Understanding Optimization Modeling 327 $aSetting Up a Solver Worksheet 330 $aHarness the power of Excel to discover what your numbers are hiding Excel Data Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the ultimate guide to getting the most out of your data. Veteran Dummies author Stephen L. Nelson guides you through the basic and not-so-basic features of Excel to help you discover the gems hidden in your rough data. From input, to analysis, to visualization, the book walks you through the steps that lead to superior data analysis. Excel is the number-one spreadsheet application, with ever-expanding capabilities. If you're only using it to balance the books, you're missing out 410 0$a--For dummies. 606 $aStatistics$xData processing 606 $aStatistics$xComputer programs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStatistics$xData processing. 615 0$aStatistics$xComputer programs. 676 $a005.54 700 $aNelson$b Stephen L.$042836 702 $aNelson$b E. C. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453567003321 996 $aExcel data analysis for dummies$91951948 997 $aUNINA