Top Excel Formulas Every Data Analyst Should Know

SUM():

Purpose: Adds up a range of numbers.

Example: =SUM(A1:A10)


AVERAGE():

Purpose: Calculates the average of a range of numbers.

Example: =AVERAGE(B1:B10)


COUNT():

Purpose: Counts the number of cells containing numbers.

Example: =COUNT(C1:C10)


IF():

Purpose: Returns one value if a condition is true, and another if false.

Example: =IF(A1 > 10, "Yes", "No")


VLOOKUP():

Purpose: Searches for a value in the first column and returns a value in the same row from another column.

Example: =VLOOKUP(D1, A1:B10, 2, FALSE)


HLOOKUP():

Purpose: Searches for a value in the first row and returns a value in the same column from another row.

Example: =HLOOKUP("Sales", A1:F5, 3, FALSE)


INDEX():

Purpose: Returns the value of a cell based on row and column numbers.

Example: =INDEX(A1:C10, 2, 3)


MATCH():

Purpose: Searches for a value and returns its position in a range.

Example: =MATCH("Product B", A1:A10, 0)


CONCATENATE() or CONCAT():

Purpose: Joins multiple text strings into one.

Example: =CONCATENATE(A1, " ", B1)


TEXT():

Purpose: Formats numbers or dates as text.

Example: =TEXT(A1, "dd/mm/yyyy")

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