Exam Slides 33-53 Flashcards

1
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==VLOOKUP(“Orange”, A2:B5, 2, FALSE)

Product Price
Apple 1.50
Banana 0.80
Orange 1.20
Grapes 2.00

A

“Orange” is the value you’re looking for.
A2:B5 is the range of data
2 = column number
FALSE ensures exact match

Returns 1.20

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2
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=INDEX(A1:B21,2,1)

A

returns a value or reference of the cell at the intersection of a specific row/column in the given range

given example will return row 2, column 1

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3
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MATCH function in Excel returns _____________________________.

A simple example of the MATCH function is:
Formula =MATCH(25,A1:A3,0)
Result: 2=MATCH

A

the position of a value in a range of cells

The result is 2 because 25 is the second item in the range A1:A3.

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4
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in referencing ShippedDate,
=TEXT(P8, “YYYY”) will return..
and =TEXT(P8, “MMMM”)…
__________ the two columns to get…

A
  • year order was shipped
  • month order was shipped
  • concatenate
  • Year-Month
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5
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__________: powerful tool for distilling a complex data set into meaningful information

A

PivotTables

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6
Q

PivotTables allows you to create…………….. and can be used quickly to create……………

A
  • charts/summaries of key info
  • cross-tabulations + drill down into a large set of data
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7
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PivotCharts

A

utilize data in PivotTables and can be created in a one-click fashion:
- select PivotTable –>
- from Analyze tab, PivotChart –>
- excel will display an Insert Chart dialog allowing you to choose which kind of chart

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8
Q

creating a storyboard steps (4)

A
  1. review all data analytics thus far
  2. split results into
    - factual/descriptive/background data
    - potential problems/issues
  3. create a smooth flowing description
  4. create a set of recommendations
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9
Q

(T/F) Multiple process exist to create a storyboard.

A

true

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10
Q

An effective presentation should be a logical series of ________ that tell the whole story

A

headlines

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11
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headline
content
kicker-box

A

clickbait; tells the story
explains the story
tells the implications of the story, answers “so-what”

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12
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document quality checklist

A

refer to slides

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13
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primary vs foreign key

A

primary - identifying factor
foreign - links to primary but not identifying factor of its table

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14
Q

‘%queso%’

A

anything w/ queso in it
% in front would want returns of beginning with ‘queso’

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15
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left outer join

A

returns everything (what two tables have in common and what they don’t) on the left, returning uncommon info as NULL

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16
Q

NULL will get picked up for a count of the values in _____, but not for _____

A

COUNTA
COUNT

17
Q

networkdays

A

business days

18
Q

days

A

all days not just business (calendar)

19
Q

blank column headers when running a pivot table will lead to…

A

error

20
Q

pie chart

A

best for showing proportions
small # categories

21
Q

bar/column graph

A

comparing diff categories/groups
use w/ categorical data
use when needing to compare values side by side, over time

22
Q

line chart

A

showing trends over time
use when using continuous data (monthly sales, etc) over time

23
Q

scatter plot

A

best for showing correlations bw variables

24
Q

stacked bar/column
ex. comparing quarterly sales of a company across 3 regions (N, E, E) over 4 quarters.

A

best for comparing parts of a whole across categories

ex. comparing total quarterly sales (aka sum of all the regions) in comparison to how much each region contributed

25
Q

predictive analytics

A

what will happen?

26
Q

prescriptive analytics

A

how can we make it happen?