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)


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.


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.


100 Stacked Area chart
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Plots data in order and stacked by category to represent 100%.

Joins data with lines and a filled area below.

Track changes or trends over time.


YEAR, MONTH, DAY functions
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Return the year, month or day component of a date

=YEAR(serial_number), =MONTH(serial_number), =DAY(serial_number)


VLOOKUP function
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Lookup values by row in a vertical table or range

=VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])


INDEX function
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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])


Waterfall chart
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Plots data as a series of color-coded, positive and negative floating columns.

Also known as a bridge chart, shows the impact of additions and subtractions to an initial value.

Useful for visually displaying running totals.


HLOOKUP function
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Lookup values by column in a horizontal table or range

=HLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, row_index_num, [range_lookup])


XMATCH function
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Return the relative position of a specified item in a range

=XMATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_mode], [search_mode])


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

CLEAN(text)


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.


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.


100 Stacked Column chart
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Plots data in vertical columns stacked by category to represent 100%.

Emphasizes the contribution of two or more data series to the whole.

2D and 3D options are available.


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