Stephen L. Nelson 
Excel 2007 Data Analysis For Dummies 

* Shows ordinary users how to tap the rich data analysis
functionality of Excel, make sense of their organization’s critical
financial and statistical information, and put together compelling
data presentations

* Now revised with over 30 percent new content to cover the
enhancements in Excel 2007, including the completely redesigned
user interface, augmented charting and Pivot Table capabilities,
improved security, and better data exchange through XML

* Provides thorough coverage of Excel features that are critical
to data analysis-working with external databases, creating
Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts, using Excel statistical and financial
functions, sharing data, harnessing the Solver, taking advantage of
the Small Business Finance Manager, and more

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction.

Part I: Where’s the Beef?

Chapter 1: Introducing Excel Tables.

Chapter 2: Grabbing Data from External Sources.

Chapter 3: Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: Cleaning Data.

Part II: Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts.

Chapter 4: Working with Pivot Tables.

Chapter 5: Building Pivot Table Formulas.

Chapter 6: Working with Pivot Charts.

Chapter 7: Customizing Pivot Charts.

Part III: Advanced Tools.

Chapter 8: Using the Database Functions.

Chapter 9: Using the Statistics Functions.

Chapter 10: Descriptive Statistics.

Chapter 11: Inferential Statistics.

Chapter 12: Optimization Modeling with Solver.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 13: Almost Ten Things You Ought to Know about
Statistics.

Chapter 14: Almost Ten Tips for Presenting Table Results and
Analyzing Data.

Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Visually Analyzing and Presenting
Data.

Part V: Appendix.

Glossary of Data Analysis and Excel Terms.

Index.

Sobre o autor

Stephen L. Nelson, MBA, CPA, provides accounting, business advisory, tax planning, and tax preparation services to small businesses. He belongs to the American Institute of CPAs and is a prolific author.