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With spreadsheets you can dispose data on several two-dimensional tables that create a relationship between them, and finally, obtain useful information from the data. Today, Google Sheets is the most widely used online collaborative spreadsheet software. Thus this short ebook focuses on 15 formulas that help you become a data analyst in Google Sheets.  \nSheetgo has prepared this ebook, with 15 articles on how to use some of the most commonly used formulas which are essential to becoming a ‘data analyst’ using Google Sheets. With these formulas, analyzing data should become easier, quicker and more fun to do.  \nAfter reading this ebook you should be able to check your data based on logical statements, determine and separate a dataset from one another, count to find how many occurrences you have of a certain subset of your data and find specific data within those subsets, check dates to split data based on a relative point in time, filter data to retrieve only the necessary data from a database and work with a smaller data sample for an improved overview, and display & visualize data in various ways based on your different needs.  \nWe hope that you find this ebook useful. If not, please let us know. With your feedback, we can make this ebook even better!  \nRegards,  \nThe Sheetgo Team  \n[2](2 www.sheetgo.com)[ www.sheetgo.com](2 www.sheetgo.com)  \nTable of Contents  \nChecking the data with logic ................................................................4  \nIF ..................................................................................................................................................... 5  \nIFERROR ......................................................................................................................................... 9  \nCalculating the numbers ....................................................................... 13  \nCOUNTA ........................................................................................................................................ 14  \nChecking the dates ................................................................................ 16  \nTODAY............................................................................................................................................ 17  \nFinding the data ..................................................................................... 19  \nMATCH........................................................................................................................................... 20  \nV LOOKUP ...................................................................................................................................... 29  \nHLOOKUP...................................................................................................................................... 35  \nFiltering the data ...................................................................................41  \nUNIQUE ......................................................................................................................................... 42  \nSORT .............................................................................................................................................. 48  \nFILTER ............................................................................................................................................ 56  \nQUERY ........................................................................................................................................... 64  \nDisplaying the data ................................................................................75  \nARRAY FORMULA ......................................................................................................................","cbCaio5uxOsryZ2M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio5uxOsryZ2M","pdf",14305541,95,"English","# Checking the data with logic\n## IF\n## IFERROR\n# Calculating the numbers\n## COUNTA\n# Checking the dates\n## TODAY\n# Finding the data\n## MATCH\n## V LOOKUP\n## HLOOKUP\n# Filtering the data\n## UNIQUE\n## SORT\n## FILTER\n## QUERY\n# Displaying the data\n## ARRAY FORMULA\n## TRANSPOSE\n## INDIRECT\n## SPARK LINE","[{\"question\":\"What is the IF formula used for in Google Sheets?\",\"answer\":\"The IF formula evaluates a logical expression and returns one value if the result is TRUE and another value if it is FALSE.\"},{\"question\":\"How can you find specific data within subsets of a dataset?\",\"answer\":\"You can use functions such as MATCH to locate positions of values within data subsets, helping you identify specific records.\"},{\"question\":\"Which functions help filter and retrieve only the necessary data?\",\"answer\":\"FILTER and QUERY are used to retrieve only required rows based on conditions, and QUERY supports more flexible data retrieval through query-like logic.\"}]","15 Essential Formulas to Become a Data Analyst in Google Sheets - 15 - Essential Formulas | PDF",1791926930,33]