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Analyzing Data in Spreadsheets

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This course will dig deeper into some of the core functionality of Google Sheets. There's a whole bunch of predefined functions we'll cover, like `SUM()` and `AVERAGE()`, and `VLOOKUP()`. We'll apply these techniques to do some analysis on your grades in school, look at performance statistics within a company, track monthly sales, and look at some real geographical information about the countries of the world.
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  1. 1

    Predefined functions

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    This chapter introduces a very useful feature in Google Sheets: predefined functions. You'll use these functions to solve complex problems without having to worry about specific calculations. We’ll cover a lot of predefined functions, including functions for numbers, functions for strings, and functions for dates.

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    First function - ROUND
    100 xp
    Function composition - SQRT
    100 xp
    Functions and ranges - MIN, MAX
    100 xp
    Selecting ranges - SUM, AVERAGE, MEDIAN
    100 xp
    Multiple arguments - RANK
    100 xp
    Even more arguments - RANK
    100 xp
    String manipulation - LEFT, RIGHT
    100 xp
    String information - LEN, SEARCH
    100 xp
    Combining strings - CONCATENATE
    100 xp
    Date functions - WEEKDAY
    100 xp
    Comparing dates
    100 xp
    Combining functions
    100 xp
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    Conditional functions and lookups

    In the last chapter of the course, you'll master more advanced functions like IF() and VLOOKUP(). Conditional and lookup functions won’t seem so scary after you completed this chapter.

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    Performance statistics
    100 xp
    Flow control - IF
    100 xp
    Nested logical functions - IF
    100 xp
    Combining logical values - OR, WEEKDAY
    100 xp
    Conditional counting - COUNTIF
    100 xp
    Conditional aggregation - COUNTIF
    100 xp
    Conditional sum - SUMIF
    100 xp
    Conditional average - AVERAGEIF
    100 xp
    Advanced conditions - AVERAGEIF
    100 xp
    Filters - FILTER, DATEVALUE, MEDIAN
    100 xp
    Grades in class
    100 xp
    Automating the lookup - VLOOKUP
    100 xp
    More about lookup - VLOOKUP
    100 xp
    Horizontal lookup - HLOOKUP
    100 xp
    Weighted average - SUMPRODUCT, HLOOKUP
    100 xp
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