1(a) Key Functionalities 1(b) Significance of 2(a) Role of Conditional 3(a) Lookup Functions 4(a) What-If Analysis in

of Microsoft Excel for Using Pivot Tables in Formatting in Data in Excel: VLOOKUP and Excel
Data Analysis Excel for Data Analysis Analysis HLOOKUP
What-If Analysis is a
Microsoft Excel is a Pivot tables are a Conditional formatting Lookup functions in powerful tool in Excel
powerful spreadsheet powerful tool in Excel is a powerful feature in Excel are used to search that allows users to
software that offers that enable users to Excel that enables users for a value in a table analyze and predict the
various tools and summarize, analyze, to highlight cells based and return a outcomes of different
functionalities for data and visualize large on specific conditions. corresponding value scenarios by changing
analysis. Some of the datasets. The The role of conditional from another column or variables and observing
key functionalities significance of using formatting in data row. The two most the effects on
include: pivot tables includes: analysis includes: commonly used lookup calculated results.
functions are VLOOKUP
1. Data Organization: 1. Data Summarization: 1. Data Visualization: and HLOOKUP. Types of What-If
Excel allows users to Pivot tables allow users Conditional formatting Analysis:
organize and structure to summarize large helps to visualize data VLOOKUP Function:
data in a logical and datasets by grouping by applying different 1. Scenario Manager:
systematic way, making and aggregating data. formats, such as colors, The VLOOKUP function Allows users to create
it easier to analyze and fonts, and borders, to searches for a value in and manage multiple
understand. 2. Data Analysis: Pivot cells based on specific the first column of a scenarios with different
tables enable users to conditions. table and returns a input values.
2. Formulas and analyze data from corresponding value
Functions: Excel different perspectives, 2. Identifying Trends: from another column. 2. Goal Seek: Enables
provides a wide range such as by category, Conditional formatting users to find the input
of formulas and date, or region. can be used to identify HLOOKUP Function: value needed to achieve
functions, such as SUM, trends and patterns in a specific goal or target.
3. Data Visualization: The HLOOKUP function
AVERAGE, and COUNT, data, such as
Pivot tables can be used searches for a value in 3. Data Tables: Allows
that enable users to highlighting cells that
to create interactive the first row of a table users to analyze the
perform calculations contain values above or
and dynamic charts and and returns a impact of changing one
and data analysis. below a certain
graphs. corresponding value or two variables on a
threshold.
3. Data Visualization: from another row. formula or calculation.
Excel offers various data 4. Flexibility: Pivot 3. Error Detection:
tables are flexible and Differences between
visualization tools, such Conditional formatting
can be easily updated or VLOOKUP and
as charts, graphs, and can be used to detect
modified as the HLOOKUP:
pivot tables, that help errors or inconsistencies
users to represent data underlying data in data, such as 1. Search Direction:
in a graphical format changes. highlighting cells that VLOOKUP searches
and gain insights. contain invalid or vertically down the first
5. Insight Generation:
duplicate values. column of a table, while
4. Data Filtering and Pivot tables help users
to gain insights into HLOOKUP searches
Sorting: Excel allows 4. Data Analysis:
trends, patterns, and horizontally across the
users to filter and sort Conditional formatting
relationships in the first row of a table.
data based on specific can be used to analyze
criteria, making it easier data. data by applying 2. Table Structure:
to analyze and identify different formats to VLOOKUP is used for
By using pivot tables,
trends. cells based on specific tables with a vertical
users can:
conditions, such as structure, where the
5. Conditional highlighting cells that
- Identify trends and lookup value is in the
Formatting: Excel's meet certain criteria.
patterns in data first column, while
conditional formatting
HLOOKUP is used for
feature enables users to - Analyze data from tables with a horizontal
highlight cells based on different perspectives structure, where the
specific conditions, such
lookup value is in the
as values, formulas, or - Create interactive and
first row.
formatting. dynamic reports

- Make informed
decisions based on data
analysis
4(b) Comparison of 5(a) Dashboard in Data 5(b) Value Field Settings 6(a) Slicing in 2D 7(a) Data Visualization
Area Charts, Surface Analysis and PivotTables in PivotTables NumPy Array in Data Analytics
Charts, and Radar Contribution
Charts Value Field Settings in Slicing is a powerful Data visualization is a
A dashboard in data PivotTables allow users feature in NumPy that crucial aspect of data
Area Charts: analysis is a visual to customize the allows you to extract analytics that helps to
representation of key calculation and display specific rows, columns, communicate insights
1. Purpose: Show performance indicators of values in the or subsets of data from and patterns in data
cumulative totals over (KPIs) and metrics that PivotTable. a 2D array. effectively.
time or categories. provide insights into
business performance. Changing Value Field Extracting a Specific Benefits of Data
2. Use Case: Useful for Settings: Row: Visualization:
Dashboards are used to
displaying trends and
track, analyze, and
patterns in data over 1. Calculation Options: To extract a specific row, 1. Improved
visualize data to
time. Users can change the you can use the Understanding: Data
support informed
calculation type, such as following syntax: visualization helps to
3. Visualization: Displays decision-making.
SUM, AVERAGE, or understand complex
area under the line COUNT, to suit their row = array[row_index, data and identify
PivotTables
chart, filled with colors. analysis needs. :] patterns, trends, and
Contribution to
Dashboard Creation: correlations.
Surface Charts: 2. Number Formatting: Extracting a Specific
Users can customize the Column: 2. Effective
1. Purpose: Display 1. Data Summarization:
PivotTables enable number formatting, Communication: Data
relationships between To extract a specific
users to summarize such as currency, visualization enables
two variables and a column, you can use the
large datasets and percentage, or date, to effective
third variable (Z-axis). following syntax:
create concise reports. display values in a communication of
2. Use Case: Useful for meaningful way. column = array[:, insights and findings to
displaying complex 2. Flexibility: PivotTables column_index] stakeholders.
allow users to easily 3. Display Options:
relationships and
change the layout, Users can choose to Sample Code: 3. Informed Decision-
patterns in 3D data.
fields, and calculations display values as a Making: Data
3. Visualization: Displays percentage of grand import numpy as np visualization supports
to suit their analysis
a 3D surface plot with needs. total, row total, or informed decision-
# Create a 2D NumPy
colors representing Z- column total. making by providing a
array
values. 3. Interactivity: clear and concise view
PivotTables enable By changing Value Field of data.
array = np.array([[1, 2,
Radar Charts: users to interact with Settings, users can:
3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
the data, drilling down Different Ways to
1. Purpose: Compare 1. Enhance Data Visualize Data:
into details and # Extract the second
multiple categories or Interpretation:
exploring different row
variables on a circular Customize the 1. Bar Charts: Used to
perspectives.
axis. calculation and display row = array[1, :] compare categorical
By using PivotTables, of values to gain deeper data.
2. Use Case: Useful for insights into the data. print(row) # Output: [4
users can create
displaying performance 5 6] 2. Line Charts: Used to
dynamic and interactive
or scores across 2. Improve Data display trends over
dashboards that
multiple categories. Visualization: Use # Extract the second time.
provide insights into
different calculation and column
3. Visualization: Displays business performance 3. Scatter Plots: Used to
display options to
a web-like chart with and support data-driven column = array[:, 1] display relationships
create more effective
categories on the axis decision-making. between two variables.
visualizations.
print(column) #
and values plotted on
3. Support Decision- Output: [2 5 8] 4. Heatmaps: Used to
the web.
Making: Provide display complex
stakeholders with relationships between
relevant and meaningful multiple variables.
data to inform business
5. Interactive
decisions.
Visualizations: Used to
enable users to explore
data in real-time.