MS Excel: Understand The Basics of VLOOKUP in 28 Minutes
Thanks to ExcelIsFun on YouTube!
I recently finished a 90+ minute ExcelIsFun YouTube session — a replay of a training session Mike Girvin put on for Central Washington University.
The topics included basic to advanced discussion of the VLOOKUP function and how to use it for data analysis.
Below I have recapped four segments hitting on the primary VLOOKUP topics to understand. If you are new to the VLOOKUP function — this is a great place to start! You will understand the importance, basics of use and HOW you can get started!
Introduction
- Why VLOOKUP? (02:00)
VLOOKUP Match Types
- EXACT match example and data validation concept introduction (08:47)
- APPROXIMATE match introduction (08:42)
Example VLOOKUP Use — Building Out a Dataset
- Common VLOOKUP use example — expanding a dataset for analysis flexibility (08:40)
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Introduction
Why VLOOKUP? (02:00)
VLOOKUP Match Types
EXACT match example and data validation concept introduction (08:47)
APPROXIMATE match introduction (08:42)
Example VLOOKUP Use — Building Out a Dataset
Common VLOOKUP use example — expanding dataset for analysis flexibility (08:40)
If you understand the concepts above, you are well on your way to advancing your data analysis capabilities! Good luck!
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