Formulae Formulae Formulae

FOR MODELLING FOR DATA ANALYSIS FOR DYNAMIC FUNCTION

Formulae ❑ =VLOOKUP() ❑ =COUNTA() ❑ =COUNTIF() /

COUNTIFS()
❑ =OFFSET() – with all 5
components
FIRST STEPS
❑ =MATCH() ❑ =MAX() / MIN()
❑ =AVERAGEIF() / ❑ =INDIRECT()
❑ Add (+)
❑ =OFFSET() ❑ =AVERAGE() AVERAGEIFS()
❑ Subtract (-) DATA ANALYSIS formulae (left)
❑ =IF() ❑ =MEDIAN() ❑ =SUMIF() /
SUMIFS() help you answer questions
❑ Multiply (*) about datasets. Formulae for
A model consists of INPUT ❑ =STDEV()
❑ =DSUM() / DYNAMIC function help you to
❑ Divide (/) cells, PROCESS or
❑ =FREQUENCY() DCOUNT() / do cool things like dynamic
calculation cells and
DAVERAGE() dropdown menus
❑ =SUM() OUTPUT cells

YOUR EXCEL CHEATSHEET

Techniques Not Needed Ever wondered, “What do I actually need to know
in Excel?”
❑ Keyboard IGNORE THESE FOR NOW
Shortcuts ❑ Percentages ❑ Merge / ❑ Pivot Tables Well, here it is!
Unmerge
❑ Absolute ❑ A Simple Cells ❑ ‘Power’ … anything (sorry!) The cheatsheet is based on my experience of 100s of
References Chart
real-world Excel projects. It’s not the latest stuff or
($) ❑ Add / Delete ❑ Dynamic / Array / X Formulae (e.g. the most powerful stuff. It’s the most practical stuff.
❑ Conditional Rows / =XLOOKUP() The things that allow you to get the results you need
❑ Formula Formatting Columns
with minimum stress.
Building I love these too, but they
Across ❑ Sort (multi- ❑ Numerical can distract and discourage
Why not tick each technique off as you learn it?
Sheets level) data the Excel learner. Come to
validation them later.
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