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Microsoft Excel Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)
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Microsoft Excel Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

by Joan Lambert, Curtis Frye, Cindy M. Lewis
December 2021
Beginner
480 pages
9h 48m
English
Microsoft Press
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16. Create forecasts and visualizations

In this chapter

The business intelligence tools built into Excel for Microsoft 365 greatly extend the app’s analytical and visualization capabilities. For example, although you have always been able to forecast future data based on current trends, you can now use an advanced technique called exponential smoothing to give greater weight to recent values instead of considering all historical data equally.

You can also use the Excel Data Model to create forecast worksheets, measures, key performance indicators (KPIs), and 3D maps with which to visualize your data. Forecast worksheets use ...

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