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Explore Data with PivotTables in Microsoft Excel

Do you feel like you're drowning in data? This course will teach you how to create and customize PivotTables, filter and sort data, use calculated fields, and generate insightful reports to enhance your decision making.

Ben Howard - Pluralsight course - Explore Data with PivotTables in Microsoft Excel
by Ben Howard

What you'll learn

Around 90% of the world’s business data is held in Excel and it’s one of the most widely used tools for data storage, analysis, and reporting due to its versatility and ease of use. However, the sheer quantity of data in an Excel report can make gaining meaningful insights at best difficult and at worst impossible.

In this course, Explore Data with PivotTables in Microsoft Excel, you’ll learn to easily summarize and gain insights into large Excel datasets.

First, you’ll explore how to create PivotTables.

Next, you’ll discover how you can analyze the data in a PivotTable, creating SUMS, averages, and more.

Finally, you’ll learn how to filter and sort data in a PivotTable, allowing you to quickly find answers to specific questions.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of PivotTables needed to gain meaningful insights into large Excel datasets.

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About the author

Ben Howard - Pluralsight course - Explore Data with PivotTables in Microsoft Excel
Ben Howard

Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft Project with over 30 years of customer and implementation experience. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis.

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