Excel Data Analysis For Dummies, 5th Edition

Author Bio

Paul McFedries has been a technical writer for 30 years (no, that is not a typo). He has been messing around with spreadsheet software since installing Lotus 1-2-3 on an IBM PC clone in 1986. He has written more than 100 books (nope, not a typo) that have sold more than four million copies worldwide (again, not a typo). Paul's books include the Wiley titles Excel All-in-One For Dummies, Excel Data Analysis For Dummies, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11. Paul invites everyone to drop by his personal website (https://paulmcfedries.com) and to follow him on Twitter (@paulmcf) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/PaulMcFedries/).

Dedication

To Karen and Chase, who make life fun.

Acknowledgments

If we’re ever at the same cocktail party and you overhear me saying something like “I wrote a book,” I hereby give you permission to wag your finger at me and say “Tsk, tsk.” Why the scolding? Because although I did write this book’s text and take its screenshots, those represent only a part of what constitutes a book. The rest of it is brought to you by the dedication and professionalism of Wiley’s editing, graphics, and production teams, who toiled long and hard to turn my text and images into an actual book.

I offer my heartfelt thanks to everyone at Wiley who made this book possible, but I’d like to extend some special thank-yous to the folks I worked with directly: Executive Editor Steve Hayes, Project Manager and Copy Editor Susan Pink, and ...