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.
Here comes another useful pivot, made from the same list. Select any item in the original data list and choose Pivot Table wizard again. This time, drag Who into the Row field, What into the Column field and Amount into the Data field. Voil . This table is -among other things- very useful for graphing.