Enhanced Spreadsheet Formula Techniques and Error Handling

📅 2024-08-13 — Session: Enhanced Spreadsheet Formula Techniques and Error Handling

🕒 04:20–05:20
🏷️ Labels: Google Sheets, Excel, Formulas, Error Handling, Data Analysis
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

The session aimed to explore and enhance skills in using spreadsheet formulas for various data manipulation tasks in Google Sheets and Excel.

Google Sheets String Comparison: Learned to use the EXACT function for string comparison and explored a case-insensitive alternative using the IF function.
Troubleshooting Formula Syntax: Developed a step-by-step guide to troubleshoot formula syntax issues, focusing on the EXACT function.
Date Calculation in Google Sheets: Created formulas using IF, SEARCH, and DATE functions to calculate dates based on text conditions.
Age Calculation in Excel: Utilized DATEDIF and TODAY() functions to calculate age differences for specific past years.
Error Handling in Excel: Implemented the IFERROR function with SEARCH to manage errors in formulas.
Combined Formulas for Age Calculation: Developed a robust formula using IF and IFERROR to handle age calculation and errors.
Average Calculation in Google Sheets: Formulated a method to calculate the average of non-null values using ARRAYFORMULA, FILTER, and AVERAGE functions.

Successfully created and tested various formulas for string comparison, date calculations, and error handling in both Google Sheets and Excel.
Enhanced troubleshooting skills for spreadsheet formula syntax.

Further exploration of advanced spreadsheet functions for more complex data analysis scenarios.