Chapter 5 - Retrieving Data for Computation, Analysis, and Reference Flashcards

1
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What contain data that can be used to create worksheets that list items and then perform calculations?

A

Lookup tables

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What is the most effective and flexible way to retrieve data organized in columns?

A

The VLOOKUP function

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Which function searches a specified part of a worksheet for data starting with the first column?

A

The VLOOKUP function

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What is the format of the VLOOKUP function?

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=VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array, col_index_num,range_lookup)

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5
Q

True or False:

You don’t have to specify the col_index_num in the VLOOKUP function

A

False

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6
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Which argument represents the data that you want to look up?

A

Lookup_value

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7
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Which argument represents the range containing the data that you want to search to find the lookup_value?

A

Table_array

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8
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Which argument represents the number of the column containing the data you want to retrieve?

A

Col_index_num

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9
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Which argument represents the type of lookup you want to perform: TRUE or FALSE?

A

Range_lookup

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10
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True or False:

If using the lookup type FALSE, the VLOOKUP function looks only for an exact match of the lookup value

A

True

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11
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What does the VLOOKUP function display in a cell if an exact match isn’t found?

A

N/A

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12
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Which function looks up a value by testing for a criterion across a row?

A

The HLOOKUP function

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What is the format of the HLOOKUP function?

A

=HLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,row_index_num,range_lookup)

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14
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Which argument represents the number of the row containing the data you want to retrieve?

A

Row_index_num

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15
Q

True or False:

The first row of the HLOOKUP table must be sorted in ascending order

A

True

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16
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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?

A

The VLOOKUP function

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17
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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?

A

The HLOOKUP function

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18
Q

What 2 functions should you use to retrieve data from multiple worksheets?

A

VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP

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19
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Which function looks up the greatest value that does not exceed a specified value anywhere in a table or range?

A

The LOOKUP function

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What is the format of the LOOKUP function?

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=LOOKUP(lookup_value,lookup_vector,result_vector)

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21
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True or False:

The LOOKUP function can retrieve data from a lookup table with a vertical or horizontal orientation

A

True

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22
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Which argument represents the location of the data that you want to look up?

A

Lookup_vector

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23
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Which argument represents the location of the data that you want to retrieve?

A

Result_vector

24
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Which function should you use with two- or three-dimensional tables?

A

The INDEX function

25
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Which function returns the value in a table based on the row and column numbers that you specify?

A

The INDEX function

26
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What is the format of the INDEX function?

A

=INDEX(reference,row_num,column_num,area_num)

27
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Which argument represents the range containing the data that you want to find?

A

Reference

28
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Which argument represents the number of the row in the range referenced in the first agreement of the INDEX function?

A

Row_num

29
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Which argument represents the number of the column in the range referenced in the first agreement of the INDEX function?

A

Column_num

30
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Which argument represents the part of the nonadjacent range referenced in the first agreement of the INDEX function?

A

Area_num

31
Q

What are often used in formulas to test the outcome of a calculation?

A

IS functions

32
Q

What are the 9 functions that test a value or cell reference, and then return a TRUE or FALSE value depending on the results?

A

The IS functions

33
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What do IS function help to locate when they are combined with the IF function?

A

Data-entry errors

34
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What is the format of the IS function?

A

ISBLANK(value)

35
Q

Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to an empty cell?

A

ISBLANK

36
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Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to any error value except #N/A?

A

ISERR

37
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Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to any error value?

A

ISERROR

38
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Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to a logical value?

A

ISLOGICAL

39
Q

Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to the #N/A error value?

A

ISNA

40
Q

Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to any item that is not text?

A

ISNONTEXT

41
Q

What does the ISNONTEXT function return if the value refers to a blank cell?

A

TRUE

42
Q

Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to a number?

A

ISNUMBER

43
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Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to a reference?

A

ISREF

44
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Which IS function checks whether a specified value refers to text?

A

ISTEXT

45
Q

What is a Reference and Lookup function that can return a value or a range for up to 254 different values?

A

The CHOOSE function

46
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What is the format of the CHOOSE function?

A

=CHOOSE(index_num,value1,value2,…)

47
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What is the format of the INDEX function?

A

=INDEX(reference,row_num,column_num,area_num)

48
Q

Which function is designed to return the relative position of an item in a list?

A

The MATCH function

49
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What is the format of the MATCH function?

A

=MATCH(lookup_value,lookup_array,match_type)

50
Q

Which argument in the MATCH function represents the value you want to match in the list?

A

Lookup_value

51
Q

Which argument in the MATCH function represents a one-dimensional horizontal or vertical list?

A

Lookup_array

52
Q

What are the 3 match types?

A

1, 0, -1

53
Q

What is the default match type?

A

Type 1

54
Q

Which match type requires the function to find an exact match or display the error message #N/A?

A

Type 0

55
Q

Which match type finds a match that returns the greatest value that is less than or equal to the lookup_value?

A

Type 1

56
Q

Which match type finds a match that returns the greatest value that is greater than or equal to the lookup_value?

A

Type -1

57
Q

What value does the ISBLANK function return?

A

TRUE or FALSE