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I’ve been overcomplicating Excel lookups with VLOOKUP — this obscure function changed that

If your VLOOKUP formula needs a helper column, try DGET instead.
Computerworld

How to use Excel formulas and functions

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas (with or without help from the Copilot AI assistant) and ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s GROUPBY function as a PivotTable alternative

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...
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How to Use the VALUE Function in Microsoft Excel

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel is obsolete. You'll probably seldom need to use it on its own, but when combined with other functions, it's still as ...
Ars Technica

What's the disadvantage of using C++'s virtual function

I have read in several books (including a book on using QT toolkit) warning about using C++'s virtual function because of performance penalty. But they are quite vague on why this is so. My memory on ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s What-If Analysis with Data Table for data analysis

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...