1. DAY 10: EXCEL CHAPTER 8 Tazin Afrin Tazin.Afrin@mail.wvu.edu Tazin.Afrin@mail.wvu.edu September 19, 2013 1

2. WHAT IF ANALYSIS What-if analysis is the process of changing variables to observe how changes affect calculated results. A variable is a value that you can change to see how that change affects other values. 2

3. ONE-VARIABLE DATA TABLE A one-variable data table is a data analysis tool that provides various results based on changing one variable. –Set up substitution values –Add formulas to the data table –Complete the results –Format the data table 3

4. GOAL SEEK Goal Seek is a tool that identifies the necessary input value to obtain a desired goal. Data-> Data tools group-> what-if analysis->Goal Seek 4

5. SCENARIO MANAGER Scenario Manager enables you to define and manage scenarios to compare how they affect results. Data-> Data tools group-> what-if analysis->Scenario manager –Create –Edit –View –Summary report 5

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