Excel Formulas for Data Analysis

The SUM function

=SUM(A1:A10)

Used to add up the values in a range of cells

The AVERAGE function

=AVERAGE(A1:A10)

Used to calculate the average of the values in a range of cells

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The COUNT function

=COUNT(A1:A10)

used to count the number of cells in a range that contain numeric values

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The COUNTA function

=COUNTA(A1:A10)

used to count the number of cells in a range that contain any type of value, including text, numbers, and formulas

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The MAX &  MIN function

=MAX(A1:A10)

=MIN(A1:A10)

used to return the highest or lowest  value in a range of cells respectively

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The IF function

=IF(A1>10,"Yes","No")

allows you to create conditional logic in your formulas

The VLOOKUP function

=VLOOKUP(10,A1:B10,2)

function searches for a value in a table and returns the corresponding value from another column in the table

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The SUMIF function

=SUMIF(A1:A10,">10")

function sums the values in a range of cells that meet a certain criteria

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The COUNTIF function

=COUNTIF(A1:A10,">10")

function counts the number of cells in a range that meet a certain criteria

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