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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Segment A: E-Commerce

6. REI

7. Second Life Adidas American Apparel

8. TrueFit

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

10. Segment B: Productivity

11. 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 http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html

12. Fill vs. Copy FillCopy http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html Highlight pattern then drag fill handle Highlight single cell then drag fill handle Double-click fill handle to fill to bottom of block

13. Find http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html

14. Segment C: Simplicity – Part 1

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

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

17. Simple VT Football. VT. 2011. <http://www.hokiesports.com/football/stats/2010/?gbg

18. Not Simple VT Football. VT. 2011. <http://www.hokiesports.com/football/stats/2010/?gbg

19. Not Simple Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services. 2011.

20. Simple Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services. 2011.

21. Header & Footer http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html Select VIEW, NORMAL to return to regular worksheet display

22. Rename Worksheet http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html Double-click sheet tab to change text

23. Segment D: Unity

24. ▪ Unity* ▪ Delineation ▪ Order ▪ Emphasis Clarity

25. Printing Problem

26. Print Titles http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html

27. Display Problem

28. Freeze Panes http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html First position cursor below & to the right of headings Mac Users: Windows Menu

29. Segment E: Unity & Delineation

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

31. Deliniate Worksheet Zones ▪ Heading ▪ Data ▪ Calculations

32. Segment F: Order

33. ▪ Unity ▪ Delineation ▪ Order* ▪ Emphasis Clarity

34. Sort http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html Sort by Last Name. If two students have the same last name, sort by First Name as well. First, select data range.

35. Segment G: Emphasis

36. ▪ Unity ▪ Delineation ▪ Order ▪ Emphasis* Clarity

37. Conditional Format http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html First, select data range.

38. Conditional Formatting Example Emphasize Accounting majors. http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html First, select data range.

39. Segment H: Simplicity - Part 2

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

41. Transpose – Step 1: Copy http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html First, select data range.

42. Transpose – Step 2: Paste http://www.lacoste.pamplin.vt.edu/web1504/resources/video/ss.html First, select new sheet.