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Learning REDUCE in Excel completely changed how I use spreadsheets

REDUCE allows you to iterate through your data, building your result step-by-step, in the same way a loop operates in a ...
MUO on MSN

This tiny symbol in Excel changes everything (and most people ignore it)

The @ symbol can also appear in regular formulas outside of tables when Excel thinks you're trying to reference a single value from a range. If you see it pop up unexpectedly, it usually means Excel ...
Global Investigative Journalism Network

Data Cleaning Tools and Techniques for Non-Coders

Understanding, organizing, and validating data directly affects the accuracy of stories. New tools make cleaning accessible ...
Daily Herald

One on One: Smack dab in the middle

Just when we thought Gene Nichol might take a breather, he brings us another book — “Now What: How North Carolina Can Blaze a Progressive Path Forward.” It is his fourth in eight years. How can he be ...
The Washington Post

Marc A. Thiessen

Marc Thiessen writes a column for The Post on foreign and domestic policy. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is a ...