Data Analytics, E-commerce & Spreadsheet Design Module S & Required Resources on Class Website.

Data Analytics, E-commerce &

Spreadsheet DesignModule S &

Required Resources on Class Website

Business Intelligenc

e(BI)

Information(Output)

Data Analytics

with Spreadsheet

s(Processing) Data

Storage with Databases(Storage)

Concept Map

Data Analytics

Clarity

Implementation

Simplicity

Design

Fill, Find, Header, Print Titles, Freeze

Panes, Fonts, Colors, Borders, Sort, Conditional

Format, Transpose

E-commerce

Objectives

▪Define E-commerce & Data Analytics.

▪Explain the Simplicity & Clarity Design Goals.

▪Demonstrate Excel features often used with large spreadsheets.

▪Demonstrate Excel features that support Simplicity & Clarity.

Segment A:

E-Commerce

REI

Second LifeAdidas American Apparel

TrueFit

Data Analytics

Supports fact-based decision making in data-rich environments

Segment B:

Productivity

Moving Efficiently

CTRL + arrow keys

Mac Users: CMD + SHIFT + arrow

Jumps cursor to end of block or beginning of next block

Block = contiguous occupied cells

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Fill vs. Copy

Fill Copy

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Highlight pattern then drag fill handle

Highlight single cell then drag fill handle

Double-click fill handle to fill to bottom of block

Find

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Segment C:

Simplicity – Part 1

Spreadsheet Design Goals

1. Simplicity

2. Clarity

3. Verifiability

4. Accuracy

5. Efficiency

Simplicity Part 1

▪One idea per row, one idea per column

Simple

VT Football. VT. 2011. <http://www.hokiesports.com/football/stats/2010/?gbg

Not Simple

VT Football. VT. 2011. <http://www.hokiesports.com/football/stats/2010/?gbg

Not Simple

Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services. 2011. <http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationReport/DetailReportSalaries.asp?College=00&Majors=N&Cohort=2009-2010>

Simple

Detail Report: Salaries Reported. VT Career Services. 2011. <http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationReport/DetailReportSalaries.asp?College=00&Majors=N&Cohort=2009-2010>

Header & Footer

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Select VIEW, NORMAL to return to regular worksheet display

Rename Worksheet

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Double-click sheet tab to change text

Segment D:

Unity

▪Unity*

▪Delineation

▪Order

▪Emphasis

Clarity

Printing Problem

Print Titles

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Display Problem

Freeze Panes

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First position cursor below & to the right of headings

Mac Users:Windows Menu

Segment E:

Unity & Delineation

Basic Formatting to Support Unity & Delineation

▪Fonts

▪Background Colors

▪Borders

Deliniate Worksheet Zones

▪Heading

▪Data

▪Calculations

Segment F:

Order

▪Unity

▪Delineation

▪Order*

▪Emphasis

Clarity

Sort

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Sort by Last Name.

If two students have the same last name, sort by First Name as well.

First, select data range.

Segment G:

Emphasis

▪Unity

▪Delineation

▪Order

▪Emphasis*

Clarity

Conditional Format

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First, select data range.

Conditional Formatting ExampleEmphasize Accounting majors.

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First, select data range.

Segment H:

Simplicity - Part 2

Simplicity – Part 2

▪Numbers to be compared should align in columns.

Transpose – Step 1: Copy

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First, select data range.

Transpose – Step 2: Paste

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First, select new sheet.