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5 reasons Excel still belongs in an analyst's toolkit
I use one small example to show where Excel helps, what to check after a refresh and how to deliver a workbook someone else can understand.
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Career & business
I use one small example to show where Excel helps, what to check after a refresh and how to deliver a workbook someone else can understand.

Excel
A formula can return a number and still point to the wrong product. I walk through a small product lookup, then deliberately break the data to show what needs checking.

Excel
A useful formula produces a result you can explain and verify. I use six records to connect calculations, lookups and text processing in a readable worksheet.

Excel
One formula can calculate six values, select matching rows or create a list of categories. I explain how to predict its output and catch mistakes before they reach a report.