In 2026, data analysis roles still depend heavily on two practical tools: Excel for cleaning, checking, and working through business data, and Tableau for turning that data into dashboards people ...

Data work in 2026 asks for more than chart building. Professionals are expected to clean data, query databases, explain ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

During the dawn of the PC era, a single program was touted as the “killer app” that fired the market for personal computers. That program was a spreadsheet called VisiCalc. Now, another spreadsheet ...

When you use the statistical analysis features in Excel, you are leveraging one of the most powerful tools available for data manipulation and interpretation. Excel is not just a spreadsheet ...

ChatGPT can assist with complex Excel formulas, including a VLOOKUP plus IFERROR to return not listed when no match appears.

Despite spreadsheets being fundamental in the data space, visibility and trust are key challenges. To address this need, Alation Inc. launched Alation Connected Sheets, which incorporates data ...

It's been a tumultuous year for the advertising industry. In June 2020, GroupM estimated that the advertising economy will decline 10% globally in 2020. Money is tight, and it has become more critical ...

Last week, Google upgraded Gemini Advanced with Gemini 1.5 Pro and document upload. Data analysis with spreadsheets was also teased and is now rolling out to Gemini Advanced. In addition to text ...

Many learners start with Excel to clean data, organize sheets, and understand reporting basics. Tableau becomes useful once ...