Lecture 6-Pivot Table and Pivot Chart
Lecture 6-Pivot Table and Pivot Chart
PIVOT CHART
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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PIVOT TABLE
A Pivot Table is a table of statistics that summarizes the data of a more extensive table.
Pivot table:
Allow the extraction of significance from a large, detailed set and it is a useful way to organize data.
Help users to quickly combine the data and see the relationships between the values. However, it is
not a highly graphical means in displaying that data.
Be particular useful if having long rows or columns that hold values needed to track the sums of and
easily compare to one another
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PIVOT TABLE SELECTION
In order to create a Pivot table, the data need to be under the format that Pivot table feature can
understand. That is,
1. No blank lines can appear in the data
2. Each column must have a header
3. Data must be consistent
Create a Pivot table: Insert --> Pivot Table --> Pivot Table
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EXAMPLE 1
A Pet Store
01-Jan 5 5
01-Feb 5 5
01-Mar 5 5
Grand Total 5 5 5 15
EXAMPLE 2
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PIVOT CHART CREATED