This book is not for beginners. It does not teach you how to move around worksheets; neither does it teach you how to copy the contents of one cell to the other. The book assumes that you have worked with Excel for at least six months. We start by introducing you to the Ribbon and how to customize the user interface. You learn how to automate worksheet operations with macros. We take you through creating custom formats, data validation, worksheet outlines, data consolidation, error checking, etc. We look at intermediate and advanced functions such as Indirect, Match, Find, etc. and show you how to combine these functions to solve real-world problems. We discuss business models and apply statistical and financial functions. The rest of the topics we treat include using table formulas, creating range names, using names for formulas, Date and Time functions, error checking, workbook/worksheet protection, etc. We look at the Lookup functions (Vlookup, Hlookup, etc.) and the functions that can be used in lieu of the lookup functions to perform more complex lookups. Every chapter of the book contains exercises to reinforce your learning experience. We believe that practice makes perfect, so at the end of the book, we provide you with over 120 hands-on exercises (step-by-step answers provided). We guarantee that after going through all the exercises in the book, you will be on your way to becoming an Excel expert.

The pivot table is without doubt the most powerful data processing tool ever introduced by Microsoft into the Excel product tool set, rivaled only by its younger sibling, Power BI. The ability of pivot tables to transform large quantities of data into a clear, concise summary report is incredible. The power of pivot tables as a data processing tool is only limited by user knowledge and imagination, and unthinkably, there are some Excel users who know next to nothing about pivot tables. This book is written by a Microsoft Office specialist expert (MOSE) and a mining engineer with extensive experience in Excel. The authors experience in various Microsoft data management tools such as SQL Server, MS Access, and the MS Business Intelligence tools are brought to the fore in this book. By the time you reach the middle of the book, you should be able to increase your productivity with the skills you have learned. Every chapter of the book gives you the chance to practice what you have learned with step-by-step exercises. At the end of the book, you are given over two hundred Excel exercises and step-by-step instructions to perform the exercises. We guarantee that any serious reader who goes through the book and performs the exercises within the chapters of the book and those exercises compiled at the end would be well on the way to becoming an Excel expert and a pivot table guru. If you want to take your learning experience even further, we have provided over sixty questions and answers at our website. You can purchase and download these exercises and begin your learning experience at your own pace. Each exercise includes an extensive video explanation and a walk-through solution, as well as a chance to import your own data to work with.

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers is unique in providing, in one volume, an in-depth guide to each of the multiple approaches available for coding qualitative data. In total, 29 different approaches to coding are covered, ranging in complexity from beginner to advanced level and covering the full range of types of qualitative data from interview transcripts to field notes. For each approach profiled, Johnny Saldaña discusses the method’s origins in the professional literature, a description of the method, recommendations for practical applications, and a clearly illustrated example.

Power Query is one component of the Power BI (Business Intelligence) product from Microsoft, and "M" is the name of the programming language created by it. As more business intelligence pros begin using Power Pivot, they find that they do not have the Excel skills to clean the data in Excel; Power Query solves this problem. This book shows how to use the Power Query tool to get difficult data sets into both Excel and Power Pivot, and is solely devoted to Power Query dashboarding and reporting.

Hands-on tools to identify and profit from the market's recent patterns Trading is all about managing probabilities. In Trading with the Odds, Anthony Trongone explains that the quest for developing a perfect system, which drives most traders, is fruitless. Instead, traders should focus on developing the analytic and trading skills necessary to stay in tune with the constant evolution of the financial markets. In this book, Trongone emphasizes the importance of testing and monitoring trading strategies and raw market data as a means of developing an edge over other traders who are unwilling to get their hands dirty and dig into the data on a continuing basis. Importantly, he shows that Excel, a program almost all traders are familiar with, can be utilized to measure virtually every important aspect of trading system performance and to search for tradable market patterns. In addition, the book includes several applications that will allow you to calculate current market conditions and market patterns based on time of day, intermarket relationships, and other factors. Advocates an analytical approach which evolves in concert with changing market conditions Explains why it's hard to make money from off-the-shelf systems and indicators Provides in-depth analysis of other major industries generating worthwhile IPOs Includes applications that allow users to calculate recent market patterns Underlying Trongone's approach is the conviction that traders must constantly innovate in response to the market, and those that rely on static analysis, will fail to achieve the results they expect.

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