After completing these steps, Excel will generate a basic Pivot Table based on your selections, ready for further customization. Excel Pivot Tables Beginner to Pro Guide Watch this video on YouTube.

Pivot tables in Google Sheets summarize smaller sets of data from a more extensive dataset and can be sorted by rows, columns, values, and filters.

Essentially a pivot table lets you question the information you have, rather than having to work it all out yourself. Since the ability to quickly sift through figures is paramount for a journalist ...