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Part 1 Formulas and Functions Lesson 8

The document provides an overview of Excel functions and formulas, including predefined operations like SUM() and AVERAGE(), as well as user-defined expressions. It covers various types of functions such as logical, text, date, math, and statistical functions, along with examples of their usage. Additionally, it explains the concepts of relative, mixed, and absolute referencing in Excel.

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Part 1 Formulas and Functions Lesson 8

The document provides an overview of Excel functions and formulas, including predefined operations like SUM() and AVERAGE(), as well as user-defined expressions. It covers various types of functions such as logical, text, date, math, and statistical functions, along with examples of their usage. Additionally, it explains the concepts of relative, mixed, and absolute referencing in Excel.

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EXCEL FUNCTIONS AND FORMULAS (PART 1)

LESSON OBJECTIVES

• Excel Functions and Formulas


• Understanding excel functions
• Formula Bar
• Creating formulas
• Predefined built-in operations in Excel.
• Perform specific calculations or actions.
• Examples: SUM(), AVERAGE(), IF(), VLOOKUP(),
COUNT().

EXCEL • Example usage: =SUM(A1:A5) (adds values in cells


A1 to A5).
FUNCTIONS
EXCEL FORMULAS

• User-defined expressions used for calculations.


• They can be combined with functions
• Can include functions, operators (+, -, *, /), and references.
• Examples: =A1 + A2, =(B1*C1)/D1, =SUM(A1:A5) * 2.
• Example usage: =A1+B1 (adds values in A1 and B1).
UNDERSTANDING EXCEL FUNCTIONS

• Logical,
• Text,
• Date,
• Math,
• Statistical,
• Financial
LOGICAL FUNCTIONS

• These functions return TRUE or FALSE based on conditions. They are


mainly used for decision-making in formulas.
• IF(logical_test, value_if_true, value_if_false) → Returns one value if the
condition is TRUE and another if FALSE.
• Example: =IF(A1>50, "Pass", "Fail")
TEXT FUNCTIONS

• These functions manipulate and format text values.


• Manupulate the left,right and Mid.
• LEFT(text, num_chars) → Extracts the leftmost characters.
• =LEFT("Excel",2) → Returns "Ex“
• TRIM(text) → Removes extra spaces from text
• CONCATENATE(text1, text2, ...) → Joins multiple text values. (Replaced by
TEXTJOIN in newer Excel versions).
• Example: =CONCATENATE("Hello", " ", "World") → Returns "Hello World"
DATE FUNCTIONS

• These functions work with dates and times.


• TODAY() → Returns the current date.
• NOW() → Returns the current date and time.
• DATE(year, month, day) → Returns a date value.
• Example: =DATE(2025,3,17) → Returns March 17, 2025
• DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit) → Calculates the difference between dates in
years, months, or days.Example: =DATEDIF(A1, B1, "Y") → Returns age in years.
MATH & TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTIONS

•SUM(range) → Adds values in a range.


•Example: =SUM(A1:A5)
•AVERAGE(range) → Returns the average of values in a range.
•Example: =AVERAGE(A1:A5)
•ROUND(number, num_digits) → Rounds a number to a specified number of digits.
•Example: =ROUND(123.456, 2) → Returns 123.46
•ABS(number) → Returns the absolute value.
•Example: =ABS(-50) → Returns 50
•MOD(number, divisor) → Returns the remainder of a division.
•Example: =MOD(10,3) → Returns 1
•SQRT(number) → Returns the square root.
•Example: =SQRT(25) → Returns 5
•POWER(base, exponent) → Raises a number to a power.
•Example: =POWER(2,3) → Returns 8
STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS

• These functions analyze numerical data.

• COUNT(range) → Counts numeric values.

• Example: =COUNT(A1:A10)

• COUNTA(range) → Counts non-empty cells.

• Example: =COUNTA(A1:A10)

• COUNTIF(range, criteria) → Counts values that meet a condition.

• Example: =COUNTIF(A1:A10, ">50")

• LARGE(range, k) → Returns the k-th largest value.

• Example: =LARGE(A1:A10, 2) → Returns the 2nd largest value.

• SMALL(range, k) → Returns the k-th smallest value.

• Example: =SMALL(A1:A10, 2) → Returns the 2nd smallest value.

• MEDIAN(range) → Returns the median value.Example: =MEDIAN(A1:A10)


FUNCTION LIBRARY
RELATIVE, MIXED AND ABSOLUTE REFERENCING

• Relative cell reference indicates that the reference will change if it is copied and
pasted elsewhere in the worksheet.
• Absolute cell reference means that the reference will not change if it is copied and
pasted somewhere else. Indicated by $
• Mixed cell reference occurs when we use both relative and absolute references to
refer to a cell
Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRu48zy-Djk&t=97s

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