EXCEL FORMULAS AND
FUNCTIONS: INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
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VLOOKUP function and its
limitations
Only looks from left to right in the table
array. Requires the lookup value to be in
the leftmost column of the table array.
Limited to exact match or approximate
match (if sorted).
Not suitable for complex matching or
multiple criteria lookup.
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array,
col_index_num, [range_lookup])
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IF Function and Nested IF
Use the IF function for simple
conditional logic where you have two
outcomes.
Use Nested IF when you have multiple
conditions to evaluate.
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Precedence Order for
Operators
Parentheses ()
Exponents ^
Multiplication * and Division /
Addition + and Subtraction -
Concatenation &
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SUM and SUMIF Functions
SUM: Adds all the numbers in a range of
cells.
SUMIF: Adds the cells specified by a
given condition or criteria.
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Function to Retrieve Present
Date
The function TODAY() retrieves
the current date.
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COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTIF and
COUNTIFS
COUNT: Counts the number of cells that
contain numbers.
COUNTA: Counts the number of cells that
are not empty.
COUNTIF: Counts the number of cells that
meet a single condition.
COUNTIFS: Counts the number of cells
that meet multiple conditions.
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Average, Median,
Mode,Correlation Coefficient
Average: Use the AVERAGE function.
Median: Use the MEDIAN function.
Mode: Use the MODE.SNGL or
MODE.MULT function
Correlation: Use the CORREL function.
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INDEX and MATCH vs.
VLOOKUP
INDEX and MATCH is more flexible than
VLOOKUP, as it allows lookup from left
to right, and it can handle multiple
criteria.
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Difference between IF and
SWITCH Functions
IF: Evaluates a condition and returns one value
if the condition is TRUE and another value if
the condition is FALSE.
SWITCH: Compares an expression against a list
of values and returns a result corresponding
to the first matching value.
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Difference between
SUBSTITUTE and REPLACE
SUBSTITUTE: Replaces occurrences of a
specified substring within a string with
another substring.
REPLACE: Replaces part of a text string
with a different text string.
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