1. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE

2.  Type in data from WBK p. 7 in Excel  Highlight the entire array of data

3. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE  Sorting: Click here

4. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE Pick a category to “sort by”: Age Choosing this will sort the data from smallest to largest (ascending) or vice versa Click here

5. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE  And the result:  Sorting by “age” in ascending order

6. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE  Excel has two special functions for analyzing lots of data with more than one set of criteria DCOUNT: counts the number of times an event occurs meeting a criteria DAVERAGE: finds the average of events meeting a criteria

7. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE Copy & Paste the headers from your original data array somewhere in your worksheet. Type “blue” below where it says favorite color.

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9. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE Clear the text and type in “DCOUNT” Click here and change to “All” Click here

10. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE Should be highlighted Click here

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13. This means DCOUNT found 3 instances where a person’s favorite color was blue

14. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE  DAVERAGE: still need correct column headings will find the average of criteria you specify

15. Sorting, DCOUNT, & DAVERAGE  Sol: Specify database including column headings Type the name of the heading that you want to average in quotation marks Enter search criteria according to the column headings you copied and pasted

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