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Exploring Data Sets Using Pivot Table PACIENTE

A pivot table is a data summarization tool in spreadsheet software like Excel that allows users to analyze and manipulate large datasets dynamically. Key benefits include easy data analysis, automated calculations, and customizable displays, making it useful for tasks such as sales analysis and financial reporting. The document outlines the steps to create a pivot table and provides example datasets for practical understanding.

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Exploring Data Sets Using Pivot Table PACIENTE

A pivot table is a data summarization tool in spreadsheet software like Excel that allows users to analyze and manipulate large datasets dynamically. Key benefits include easy data analysis, automated calculations, and customizable displays, making it useful for tasks such as sales analysis and financial reporting. The document outlines the steps to create a pivot table and provides example datasets for practical understanding.

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W

EXPLORI
NG DATA
SETS
USING
Presented by Riczell

PIVOT
Rose B. Paciente

TABLE
WHAT IS A PIVOT
TABLE?
A pivot table is a data
summarization tool found in
spreadsheet software like
Excel. It is used to
automatically sort, count,
and total data stored in one
table and create a second
tableisdisplaying
• PIVOT a ‘centralthe
summarized
point, data.
pin, or shaft
on which a
mechanism turns or
oscillates’.
IT?
Key Features:
• Data summarization
- It enables you to analyze
data from various angles.

• Dynamic data
manipulation
- It provides an interactive
way for you to arrange,
group, calculate, and
analyze data.

• Customizable row and


column display
- Help organize and
categorize the data, while
WHY USE
IT?
• Handles large
volumes of data
• Helps find
relationships
between data
points
• Simplifies
complex data
USES OF PIVOT
TABLE
1. Sales Analysis
• Dataset: Sales data containing
fields like Date, Region, Product
Category, and Sales Amount.

2. Financial Reporting
• Dataset: Company’s financial
transactions with fields like Date,
Account Type, Department, and
Transaction Amount.

3. Human Resources: Employee


Attendance
d • Dataset: Employee records
containing fields such as Employee
BENEFITS AND PURPOSE OF
PIVOT TABLES
1. Data Summarization
• Pivot tables allow you to summarize large datasets
in a clear, concise format. They help aggregate
data (e.g., totals, averages) to show key insights at
a glance.
2. Easy Data Analysis
• Pivot tables provide tools to explore relationships
and patterns within data by sorting, filtering, and
grouping information.
3.Dynamic Data Manipulation
• You can easily drag and drop fields to reorganize
the structure of the table and look at the data from
different perspectives.
4. Automated Calculations
• Pivot tables automatically calculate sums,
averages, counts, or other metrics, saving time and
effort.
AMOUNT.
HOW TO
CREATE A
PIVOT TABLE
Step 1: Organize
Step 2: Select Your Data Step 4: Set Up
Your Data Your Pivot Table
Fields
Step 3: Insert a
Pivot Table Step 5:
Customize Your
Step 6: Refresh Pivot Table
the Pivot Table
(if needed)
EXAMPLE
DATASET: SALES DATA
CONTAINING COLUMNS
FOR DATE, PRODUCT,
REGION, AND SALES
Date AMOUNT.
Product Region Sales Amount

01/01/2024 Product A East $500

02/01/2024 Product B West $300

03/01/2024 Product C North $400

04/01/2024 Product D South $600


THANK
YOU
-RICZELL ROSE B.
PACIENTE
REFERENCES
Excel Easy. (n.d.). Pivot tables in Excel. Retrieved from
https://www.excel-easy.com
Daskalova, D. (2021, July 26). What is a pivot table? CareerFoundry.
https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/data-analytics/what-is-a-pivot-table/

Techverse. (2023, August 4). Pivot tables and data summarization in


Excel: Mastering data analysis. Medium.
https://medium.com/@tech.verse/pivot-tables-and-data-summarization-
in-excel-mastering-data-analysis-6c1342d3611f
Dashboardsexcel.com. (2024). Guide to change the layout of a pivot
table. https://dashboardsexcel.com/blogs/blog/guide-change-layout-
pivot-table

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