Data Preprocessing and Visualization

Session 4: Extracting Data using different functions

Dr. Arghya Ray

IMI Kolkata
The LOOKUP function allows a user to search for a piece of data in a row or column and return a corresponding
piece of data in another row or column.

The VLOOKUP function is similar but only allows a user to search vertically in a row and only returns data in a
left-to-right procedure.

The HLOOKUP function is similar but only allows a user to search horizontally in a row and only returns data in
a left-to-right procedure.

LOOKUP ARRAY
LOOKUP VECTOR
The HLOOKUP function looks up for a value in the first row of a given range and gives a value in the same
column from a row that you specified. 
The Excel DGET function gets a single value in a given field from a record that matches criteria. DGET will throw
the #NUM error if more than one record matches criteria.
MATCH is an Excel function used to locate the position of a lookup value in a row, column, or table. MATCH
supports approximate and exact matching, and wildcards (* ?) for partial matches.
 The Excel INDEX function returns the value at a given location in a range or array. You can use INDEX to
retrieve individual values, or entire rows and columns. The MATCH function is often used together with INDEX
to provide row and column numbers.
The contents of the slides are taken from the book:

Microsoft Excel Data Analysis for Dummies (3rd Edition), Wiley Publication
Thank you..