Chapter 34

Summarizing data with database statistical functions

Questions answered in this chapter:

Joolas is a small makeup company that tracks each sales transaction in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. Often, members of the company want to answer questions such as these:

  • How many dollars’ worth of lip gloss did Jen sell?

  • What was the average number of lipstick units sold each time Jen had a sale in the East region?

  • What was the total dollar amount of all the makeup sold by Emilee or sold in the East region?

  • How many dollars’ worth of lipstick were sold by Colleen or Zaret in the East region?

  • How many lipstick transactions were not in the East region?

  • How many dollars’ worth of lipstick did Jen sell during 2004?

  • How many units of makeup were sold ...

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