Timed test: pivot tables

Build a pivot table, change its fields, filter it, change its summary and fix it after a data change, against a 10-minute clock.

Analyst · 12 min · 7 steps

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  • Columns spread a field across the top.
  • Change SUM to AVERAGE or COUNTA: Summarize by under Values.

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Why your formula broke when you copied it

Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.

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Interview prep
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Analyst

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7 steps: 2 explanations, 5 Your turn.

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Why your formula broke when you copied it

Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.

Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up

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Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.

On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/39MP