Excel’s Analysis ToolPak allows users to do a wide variety of more advanced data analysis. One function it offers is a tool that can quickly calculate a series of basic descriptive statistics for a ...

Descriptive statistics are a set of brief descriptive coefficients that summarize a given dataset representative of an entire or sample population.

Statistics is the collection, description, and analysis of data, and the formation of conclusions that can be drawn from them.

Learn how to use Excel’s What-If Analysis tools, including Goal Seek and Scenario Manager, to explore different scenarios and outcomes based on variable data inputs.

Columnist David Fothergill provides a handy primer on statistical principles that can help make your sense of and glean insights from your marketing data.