Teaching analytics with modern Excel
I had a great discussion with host Paul Barnhurst along with fellow guests and Excel MVPs Mark Proctor and Celia Alves on why and how finance and FP&A can be more effective and efficient in …
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In a previous post, we looked at some of the limitations of XLOOKUP() and other Excel "duct tape" lookup functions. Relational joins in Power Query were introduced as a more robust alternative. This …
In my book Advancing into Analytics I called VLOOKUP() the "duct tape of Excel:" Technology tactics move quickly. Excel now offers XLOOKUP() as a modern alternative to VLOOKUP(). But the theories …
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One of the best things about Power Pivot and Power Query is that once you've learned how to use them in Excel, you can easily transfer that knowledge to Power BI: But not only do your skills …
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When working with tables of data in Power Query, any operation by definition has to involve either operating on rows or columns of a table. A previous post showed some typical techniques for working …
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We've probably all heard by now that data professionals spend 80% of their time cleaning data. But why? It's true that in data analysis, some assembly is required -- whether to meet the assumptions of …
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