Data Analytics, E-commerce & Spreadsheet Design Module S & Required Resources on Class Website

Business Intelligence (BI) Information (Output) Data Analytics with Spreadsheets (Processing) Data Storage with Databases (Storage)

Concept Map Data Analytics Clarity Implementation Simplicity Design Fill, Find, Header, Print Titles, Freeze Panes, Fonts, Colors, Borders, Sort, Conditional Format, Transpose E-commerce

Objectives ▪ Define E-commerce & Data Analytics. ▪ Explain the Simplicity & Clarity Design Goals. ▪ Demonstrate Excel features often used with large spreadsheets. ▪ Demonstrate Excel features that support Simplicity & Clarity.

Segment A: E-Commerce

REI

Second Life Adidas American Apparel

TrueFit

Data Analytics Supports fact-based decision making in data-rich environments

Segment B: Productivity

Moving Efficiently CTRL + arrow keys Mac Users: CMD + SHIFT + arrow Jumps cursor to end of block or beginning of next block Block = contiguous occupied cells

Fill vs. Copy FillCopy Highlight pattern then drag fill handle Highlight single cell then drag fill handle Double-click fill handle to fill to bottom of block

Find

Segment C: Simplicity – Part 1

Spreadsheet Design Goals 1.Simplicity 2.Clarity 3.Verifiability 4.Accuracy 5.Efficiency

Simplicity Part 1 ▪ One idea per row, one idea per column

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Not Simple VT Football. VT <

Not Simple Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services

Simple Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services

Header & Footer Select VIEW, NORMAL to return to regular worksheet display

Rename Worksheet Double-click sheet tab to change text

Segment D: Unity

▪ Unity* ▪ Delineation ▪ Order ▪ Emphasis Clarity

Printing Problem

Print Titles

Display Problem

Freeze Panes First position cursor below & to the right of headings Mac Users: Windows Menu

Segment E: Unity & Delineation

Basic Formatting to Support Unity & Delineation ▪ Fonts ▪ Background Colors ▪ Borders

Deliniate Worksheet Zones ▪ Heading ▪ Data ▪ Calculations

Segment F: Order

▪ Unity ▪ Delineation ▪ Order* ▪ Emphasis Clarity

Sort Sort by Last Name. If two students have the same last name, sort by First Name as well. First, select data range.

Segment G: Emphasis

▪ Unity ▪ Delineation ▪ Order ▪ Emphasis* Clarity

Conditional Format First, select data range.

Conditional Formatting Example Emphasize Accounting majors. First, select data range.

Segment H: Simplicity - Part 2

Simplicity – Part 2 ▪ Numbers to be compared should align in columns.

Transpose – Step 1: Copy First, select data range.

Transpose – Step 2: Paste First, select new sheet.