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Spreadsheets can be flat file databases.
The tools in Excel can manipulate such databases to array the data exactly as needed.
A PivotTable is an interactive way to quickly summarize large amounts of data. You can use a PivotTable to analyze numerical data in detail, and answer unanticipated questions about your data.
A PivotTable is especially designed for:
A pivot table is a table of statistics that summarizes the data of a more extensive table (such as from a database, spreadsheet, or business intelligence program). This summary might include sums, averages, or other statistics, which the pivot table groups together in a meaningful way.
Pivot tables are a technique in data processing. They enable a person to arrange and rearrange (or "pivot") statistics in order to draw attention to useful information.
Your data shouldn't have any empty rows or columns. It must have only a single-row heading.
09 April lecture | preps | sorting | filtering | pivot tables