The document discusses pivot tables, which are a data summarization tool. It explains that pivot tables allow users to automatically count and sort data, perform analysis, calculate totals and averages, summarize and tabulate data, make quick decisions from data patterns, and create quick reports. The document then provides steps to create a pivot table in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets using sample soda sales data and demonstrates how the pivot table can be filtered, have calculations changed, and have a chart created from the data.