Use MS Query to Treat Excel as a Relational Data Source
Charley's Note: Because MS Query hasn't changed much since Marty Ryerson wrote this article years ago, his instructions are still quite accurate. I have,...
How to Use Excel’s LET Function
In the summer of 2020, Microsoft introduced the LET function for Excel 365—one of the most-significant new worksheet functions that Microsoft has introduced in...
Find Leading Indicators Using Automated Cross Correlations in Excel, Part 1
It all seems so simple...
To improve your forecasts of sales or other measures, you simply need to find leading indicators...measures that are highly correlated...
How to Stack and Shelve Dynamic Arrays
While using Excel 365 recently, I needed to create one dynamic array that would consist of two arrays, with one stacked on top of...
How to Create and Use Dynamic Range Names in Excel
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We Excel users often refer to ranges that need to move or expand in future versions of our reports. For example:
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How to Create Monte Carlo Models and Forecasts Using Excel Data Tables
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(This is the second of two articles about normal distributions. The first article is, How to Return Random Numbers from a Normal...
An Introduction to Excel’s Normal Distribution Functions
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When a visitor asked me how to generate a random number from a Normal distribution she set me to thinking about doing statistics...
How to Set Up an Automatic Error-Checking System in Excel Reports
Decades ago, I worked as a cost accountant for a large company. But because our department received terrible reports, I wrote my own reports...using...
How to Use Excel Formulas to Calculate a Term-Loan Amortization Schedule
"How do I calculate cumulative principal and interest for term loans? I have scoured the web for a function that will perform this task,...
How to Use Array Formulas to Report Groups of Accounts
Often, in accounting, marketing, and other departments, we'd like to report and analyze groups of items rather than one item at a time.
In Part...