Once you learn the VLOOKUP formula, your world opens up in terms of being able to analyze and manipulate data. There are hundreds if not thousands of tutorials on how to use the VLOOKUP formula since it’s such a powerful formula for finding the data you need in a long list. Comparable formulas include the […]
I haven’t seen a good use case or template for the GOOGLETRANSLATE function in Google Sheets. I was inspired by Blake Burge’s Top 8 Google Sheets Tweet and thought a bit more about when you might use GOOGLETRANSLATE in Google Sheets. I suppose if you work as a translator or at the United Nations, you […]
I love a good deal, especially when it comes to getting a good flight. Ever since I got into churning a few years ago (signing up for credit cards to get rewards), I started booking flights primarily with reward points from these credit cards. I spend more time searching for flights with good point redemptions […]
To much fanfare, custom data types in Excel were released late last month (October 2020). This feature started off as a way to see “rich data” relating to stocks and geography in a cell, and now Microsoft is letting you define your own data types. Perhaps you want to see all attributes for a customer […]
Since TikTok is in the news right now about who is going to buy them, I thought using some fake-ish TikTok acquisition data would be relevant for this episode. A classic Excel/Google Sheets challenge: how to do a VLOOKUP to the “left” e.g. your lookup column is not the first column in your lookup table. […]
This is one of my favorite VLOOKUP tips. Given that it’s pride month, we’ll be applying this tip to a list of all pride events in the United States. Here is the Google Sheet if you want to follow along with this example. Here’s the scenario: you have a super large table in Excel or […]
New Excel feature alert! Probably one of the biggest announcements in a long time from the Excel world: a new function to supplant VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP. What is it you ask? The XLOOKUP function. Summary of XLOOKUP benefits I discuss some of the benefits, implications for new and existing users of Excel, and also some […]
Should you use VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH in Excel? What are the pros and cons of each method? When you lookup data in Excel, you have the option to use either VLOOKUP or a combination of INDEX and MATCH functions. There is a huge debate over which method to use, and I break down the pros […]
Excel for the Real World III studentExcellent class for a beginner data analyst, great insight into this particular world, really appreciate it.
