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I wish I knew about these two Excel functions before struggling with pivot tables

I use these functions to summarize data with formulas instead of dialog boxes. That makes it easier to see exactly what's ...
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Using Excel’s GROUPBY function as a PivotTable alternative

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...
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Two ways to find a conditional average in Excel

There are two ways to calculate a conditional average in Excel, both involve some logic and some special functions. Excel’s SUMIF() and COUNTIF() are two of my favorite summarizing functions and we’ve ...
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How to reference cells with the COUNTIF function in Excel

How to reference cells with the COUNTIF function in Excel Your email has been sent Use COUNTIF to count values in a range that meet a certain condition and return a specified number to the cell.