Count the number of characters in a string
LEN(text)
Return the largest value in a range of values
MAX(number1, [number2], ...)
Calculate the average of numbers in a range that meet specific criteria.
AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range])
Replace part of a text string based on its position with new text.
REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)
Return the serial number of a particular date
=DATE (year, month, day)
Count how many values are in a list of arguments
COUNTA(value1, [value2], ...)
Return the most common value in a data set
=MODE.SNGL(number1, [number2], ...)
Plots data on a common axis radiating out from the center of the chart.
Useful for plotting responses to questionnaires or performance reviews.
Available in wireframe (with or without markers) or filled versions.
Returns a value from a list based on an index number.
=CHOOSE(index_num, value1, [value2], ...)
Plots data points for independent and dependant variables and sizes them with a 3rd variable.
Often used for scientific, statistical, and engineering data.
Shows patterns in large sets of data like an XY or Scatter plot.
Return the value or reference of specified cell(s)
Array form: =INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])
Reference form: =INDEX(reference, row_num, [column_num], [area_num])
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.
Plots data proportional to the sum of items.
Data points shown as a percentage of the whole.
2D and 3D options are available.
Plots data in vertical columns by category.
Make comparisons between discrete categories.
2D and 3D options are available.
Join two or more text strings together.
CONCAT(text1, [text2], …)
Plots data in horizontal rows stacked by category to represent 100%.
Make comparisons between discrete categories.
2D and 3D options are available.
Format numbers as text by applying format codes.
TEXT(value, format_text)
Return a reference that is a specified number of rows and columns from a starting point
=OFFSET(reference, rows, cols, [height], [width])
Round a number down to the next multiple
=FLOOR(number, significance)
Lookup values by row in a vertical table or range
=VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])
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