Chapter 5 - Retrieving Data for Computation, Analysis, and Reference Flashcards
What contain data that can be used to create worksheets that list items and then perform calculations?
Lookup tables
What is the most effective and flexible way to retrieve data organized in columns?
The VLOOKUP function
Which function searches a specified part of a worksheet for data starting with the first column?
The VLOOKUP function
What is the format of the VLOOKUP function?
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array, col_index_num,range_lookup)
True or False:
You don’t have to specify the col_index_num in the VLOOKUP function
False
Which argument represents the data that you want to look up?
Lookup_value
Which argument represents the range containing the data that you want to search to find the lookup_value?
Table_array
Which argument represents the number of the column containing the data you want to retrieve?
Col_index_num
Which argument represents the type of lookup you want to perform: TRUE or FALSE?
Range_lookup
True or False:
If using the lookup type FALSE, the VLOOKUP function looks only for an exact match of the lookup value
True
What does the VLOOKUP function display in a cell if an exact match isn’t found?
N/A
Which function looks up a value by testing for a criterion across a row?
The HLOOKUP function
What is the format of the HLOOKUP function?
=HLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,row_index_num,range_lookup)
Which argument represents the number of the row containing the data you want to retrieve?
Row_index_num
True or False:
The first row of the HLOOKUP table must be sorted in ascending order
True
What do you use when the first column of the lookup table contains the key data and information you want to retrieve is in a column to the right of the key data column?
The VLOOKUP function
What do you use when the first row of the lookup table contains the key data and information you want to retrieve is in a column to the right of the key data row?
The HLOOKUP function
What 2 functions should you use to retrieve data from multiple worksheets?
VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Which function looks up the greatest value that does not exceed a specified value anywhere in a table or range?
The LOOKUP function
What is the format of the LOOKUP function?
=LOOKUP(lookup_value,lookup_vector,result_vector)
True or False:
The LOOKUP function can retrieve data from a lookup table with a vertical or horizontal orientation
True
Which argument represents the location of the data that you want to look up?
Lookup_vector