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How to calculate standard deviation in Excel
One of the fundamental operations of statistical analysis is calculating the standard deviation of a data set. In this article, we're going to show you how to calculate standard deviation in Excel using the STDEV.S and STDEV.P functions. Syntax =STDEV.S(...
How to calculate mean in Excel
Calculating the mean of numbers is one of staples of statistical analysis processes. In this article, we're going to show you how to calculate mean in Excel using the AVERAGE formula. Syntax =AVERAGE( array of numbers ) Steps Begin by creating the formula...
How to stop excel from changing numbers to dates
Excel changes some numbers or strings to dates to be "user-friendly" and ease the date entering process. However, Excel does so without actually asking you, and ironically, there is no option to turn this off. In this article, we're going to show you how...
How to Disable Excel Automatic Calculations
Welcome to our simple guide on making Excel run faster! Excel is a popular program used for all sorts of tasks, like organizing data and making calculations. But sometimes, when you have a lot of data or complex formulas, Excel can start to slow down. This can be a...
How to merge cells in excel without losing data
Excel will give you a warning message telling that you will lose the data, when you try to merge cells using the Merge & Center feature. In this article, we're going to show you how to merge cells in Excel without losing your data. Steps Begin...
Connect Your Data Sources and Automate Updates with Excel Data Connection
Although Excel does a great job at saving data in a nice table structure, some projects require data to be stored or exported elsewhere. Text files, other excel files, databases, or even web pages can be used as a means to consume or store data. If you...
A Guide to Custom Sorting in Excel
Excel is widely recognized for its powerful data sorting features, seamlessly organizing data in ascending or descending order, whether alphabetically or numerically. However, there are scenarios where the standard A-to-Z or 0-to-9 sorting methods may not suffice....
How to copy a formula in Excel between workbooks without links using a text editor
You may have noticed that Excel generates links between workbooks, when you copy and paste a formula from one to the other. These links between worksheets call the original workbook for the formula you need in the present workbook. To get rid of them, you need to...
How to create a year-by-year average calculator
Although the AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS function can sum values by a given condition, they won't work if you want to use the output in other functions. In this article, we're going to show you how to create a year-by-year average calculator with help of the...