Learn how to use Excel's Pivot Table tool to generate statistical summaries from your data sets
Discovering the Pivot Table Tool
- Learn how to create a Pivot Table
- Place items in rows/columns/filters/values
– Discover the specific commands of the PivotTable (Analysis menu, right-click and "field list")
– Use the various available functions (in particular the Sum and Count statistical functions)
- Generate percentages
- Extract data from the database using Pivot Tables
Going Further with Pivot Tables
- Create a “calculated field” for custom calculations
- Group items (group/expand/collapse)
- Improve the presentation of your Pivot Table (Design tab: styles, subtotals, totals, layout...)
- Refresh your Pivot Table (“Pivot Table Tools” and refresh/change data source)
Graphically Representing Your Summary
- Create a Pivot Chart
- Choose the right chart type (line, bar, pie, combo charts...)
– Discover the specific features of this type of graph (Analysis menu, “list of fields”, “field buttons”, built-in filters, expand/collapse groups)
Creating a Dashboard
- Effectively build an overview of your data analysis
– Insert “segments” and a “timeline” to analyze the entire dashboard based on filter criteria