CLEAN function
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Remove non-printing characters from a text string.

CLEAN(text)


RANDARRAY function
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Return an array of random decimal or integer numbers between specified values

=RANDARRAY([rows],[columns],[min],[max],[whole_number])


LOOKUP function
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Search one row or one column (or an array) for a value

(Vector form) =LOOKUP (lookup_value, lookup_vector, [result_vector])

(Array form) =LOOKUP(lookup_value, array)


Box & Whisper chart
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Plots data into quartiles, highlighting the mean, median and outliers.

Indicates whether a distribution is skewed or whether there are outliers in the data set.

Use with multiple data sets which relate to each other in some way.


3D Line chart
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Plots data in order and joins with a 3D line.

Track changes or trends over time.

2D option is also available.


MID function
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Extract characters from within a text string.

MID(text, start_num, num_chars), MIDB(text, start_num, num_bytes)


Stacked Area chart
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Plots data in order and stacked by category. Joins data with lines and a filled area below.

Track changes or trends over time.

100% Stacked Area option is also available.


ISLOGICAL function
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Return the logical value TRUE if the cell contains either a TRUE or FALSE statement.

=ISLOGICAL(value)


Stock (Volume, High, Low, Close) chart
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Plots fluctuations in stock prices or other data.

Uses 4 series of values, in order: volume, high, low, close.

Data needs to be organized in the correct order.


Funnel chart
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Plots data as horizontal bars representing stages in a process.

Values typically decrease from top to bottom so chart resembles a funnel.

Could be built using a stacked bar chart.


AND function
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Return TRUE or FALSE statements based on testing multiple logical conditions

=AND(logical1, [logical2], ...)


Histogram chart
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Plots the distribution of data grouped into frequency bins.

Bin width or count can be adjusted.

Data is shown as continuous with no gaps between bins.


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