Data Analysis
Data Tables
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Allow you to examine how changes in one or two variables can affect other formulas
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Data Tables are dynamic – if you make changes to the underlying formulas or to the
range of possible values for the variables, the Data Table will automatically update
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Note that Data Tables are different from Tables that were discussed previously
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Tables are used to manage and organize large data sets
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Data Tables are used to for what-if analysis
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You can use either a one-input Data Table or a two-input Data Table
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To set up a Data Table
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Create the structure of the Data Table with the associated rows and columns
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Provide labels for the data being used
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Data – Data Tools – What-If Analysis – Data Table
For one-input Data Tables, enter either the row or column input cell
For two-input Data Tables, enter both a row and a column input cell
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The input cell is the cell whose value will be changed in the Data
Table
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- Fall '08
- MTGriffin
- Management
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