The data below are a subset of the Resale dataset provided with the software. This (computer simulated) data. gives the selling price, the number of bedrooms, the total square footage (finished and unfinished), and the size of. the lots for 150 residential properties sold during the last four months in two states.
Many Excel users are not familiar with, or are intimidated by Pivot Tables, one of the most powerful features in Excel. This page describes elementary Pivot Tables. A pivot table is a great reporting tool that sorts and sums independent of the original data layout in the spreadsheet.
#2 You can use a table for your PivotTable. Tables and PivotTables are a great match. When you use a table as source data for a PivotTable, Excel will automatically expand and shrink the table as you add or remove data, so your PivotTable will always stay in sync with your data. To create a Table, select any cell in the data. Next, click the Table button on the Insert tab of the ribbon.