This guide will walk you through the three primary what-if analysis tools in Excel: Scenarios, Goal Seek, and Data Tables, along with additional tools like the Solver add-in.

If you ask me, Excel’s what-if analysis tools are under-used. I often respond to readers with “Have you tried a data table?” Invariably, they don’t know how to implement the feature ...

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.

Figure A We’ll use this simple mortgage calculator to demonstrate Excel’s Scenario Manager. Refer to Table A to build this sheet if you like, or download the example file.

During a What-If Analysis, the worksheet is altered to see how the changes will affect the formulas. Scenarios, Goal Seek, and Data Tables are three types of What-If Analysis tools in Excel. With ...

Goal Seek is a What-if Analysis feature in Excel. Learn how to use it to calculate the changing value in cell, and more!

It’s not for big data, but you can use Microsoft Excel to learn a lot more about analytics than you may realize.

An curved arrow pointing right. Don't waste time testing different values individually in Excel. Use a data table to show the results for many different possible scenarios at once. Produced by ...

Learn how Power Pivot transforms Excel into a powerful tool for managing complex datasets, advanced calculations, and data integration.

Just as Excel can perform basic data analysis functions, it has a surprising number of data visualization tools under the hood.

Here's how to create a pivot table in Excel to slice and dice your data, letting you perform in-depth analyses and spot important trends.