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Excel formulas, unusual formula combinations, VBA, Power Query and dashboards — from basics to clever tricks.

FISHER Function in Excel: Fisher Transformation of a Correlation

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24 Mar 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

FISHER Function in Excel: Fisher Transformation of a Correlation

FISHER transforms a correlation coefficient so it is roughly normal, which lets you build confidence intervals and compare correlations.

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24 March 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

VARA Function in Excel: Sample Variance Counting Text and TRUE/FALSE

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26 Feb 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

VARA Function in Excel: Sample Variance Counting Text and TRUE/FALSE

StatisticsLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+VARA is VAR.S that counts text as 0 and TRUE as 1.Syntax=VARA(value1, [value2], ...)ArgumentWhat it.

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26 February 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

STDEVP Function in Excel: Population Standard Deviation (Older Name)

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22 Feb 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

STDEVP Function in Excel: Population Standard Deviation (Older Name)

STDEVP gives the standard deviation of a whole population. It is a compatibility function: Excel keeps it so workbooks from Excel 2007 and earlier…

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22 February 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

Depreciation in Excel: SLM, WDV and Income-Tax Block Method

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19 Feb 2019 · Excel for Finance · 3 min read

Depreciation in Excel: SLM, WDV and Income-Tax Block Method

Calculate depreciation in Excel with SLN, DB and custom formulas: straight-line (Companies Act), written-down value, the 180-day half-rate rule, and a complete fixed-asset schedule.

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19 February 2019 by Atul Vij Excel for Finance

VAR.S Function in Excel: Variance of a Sample

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12 Feb 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

VAR.S Function in Excel: Variance of a Sample

VAR.S is the square of STDEV.S. You rarely report it directly, but it turns up in forecasting, portfolio risk and quality-control formulas.

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12 February 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

STDEV.P Function in Excel: Standard Deviation of a Whole Population

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5 Feb 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

STDEV.P Function in Excel: Standard Deviation of a Whole Population

STDEV.P measures spread when your data is the entire group, not a sample. The P version divides by n instead of n−1, so it…

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5 February 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

QUARTILE Function in Excel: Quartiles (Older Name)

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25 Jan 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

QUARTILE Function in Excel: Quartiles (Older Name)

QUARTILE returns the quartile of a data set. It is a compatibility function: Excel keeps it so workbooks from Excel 2007 and earlier still…

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25 January 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

VBA Dictionary: Fast Lookups and Unique Lists in Your Macros

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22 Jan 2019 · Excel VBA · 2 min read

VBA Dictionary: Fast Lookups and Unique Lists in Your Macros

Use the Scripting.Dictionary in Excel VBA: create one, add and update keys, count and total by key, get unique lists, compare text case-insensitively, early…

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22 January 2019 by Atul Vij Excel VBA

QUARTILE.INC Function in Excel: Split Data Into Quarters

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15 Jan 2019 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

QUARTILE.INC Function in Excel: Split Data Into Quarters

QUARTILE.INC returns the minimum, the 25th, 50th or 75th percentile, or the maximum. It is the fastest way to see whether a salary band…

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15 January 2019 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Statistical

Power BI Lesson 10: Publish, Refresh and Share (Project)

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14 Jan 2019 · Power BI & DAX · 2 min read

Power BI Lesson 10: Publish, Refresh and Share (Project)

Finish and share the course project: build a one-page sales dashboard, publish to the Power BI service, schedule refresh with a gateway, share via…

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14 January 2019 by Atul Vij Power BI & DAX

Power BI Lesson 9: Slicers, Drill-Down, Tooltips and Bookmarks

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13 Jan 2019 · Power BI & DAX · 2 min read

Power BI Lesson 9: Slicers, Drill-Down, Tooltips and Bookmarks

Make reports interactive: slicers and sync across pages, cross-filtering and edit interactions, drill-down hierarchies, drill-through detail pages, report-page tooltips and bookmarks for saved views.

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13 January 2019 by Atul Vij Power BI & DAX

Power BI Lesson 8: Visuals That Communicate

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12 Jan 2019 · Power BI & DAX · 2 min read

Power BI Lesson 8: Visuals That Communicate

Choose and format Power BI visuals: cards and KPIs, bar vs column vs line, tables and matrices, maps, conditional formatting, consistent themes and page…

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12 January 2019 by Atul Vij Power BI & DAX

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