Excel® 2016 Pivot Table Data Crunching

5. Performing Calculations in Pivot Tables

In This Chapter

Introducing Calculated Fields and Calculated Items

Creating a Calculated Field

Creating a Calculated Item

Understanding the Rules and Shortcomings of Pivot Table Calculations

Managing and Maintaining Pivot Table Calculations

Introducing Calculated Fields and Calculated Items

When analyzing data with pivot tables, you will often need to expand your analysis to include data based on calculations that are not in your original data set. Excel provides a way to perform calculations within a pivot table through calculated fields and calculated items.

A calculated field is a data field you create by executing a calculation against existing fields in the pivot table. Think of a calculated ...