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.
1 In a pivot table, the data is grouped and then arranged by the row and column fields. 2  The data can then be filtered by a Filter Report field. 3  Add a field to your pivot table to provide another method by which the data is organized. 4  9 Edit step.ecide how you would like your data to be arranged by that field. 1  In a pivot table, the data is grouped and then arranged by the row and column fields. 2  Add a field to your pivot table to provide another method by which the data is organized. 3  9 Edit step.