Using Excel What-If Analysis When, Why, and How

Authored by David Ringstrom
About this Course
Topics covered include: Avoiding the need to write repetitive formulas using Excel's Data Table feature; Contrasting Excel's Data Table feature with traditional approaches used in spreadsheets; Utilizing a work-around that will let you go beyond the 32-input limit built into Scenario Manager; Utilizing the CUMIPMT worksheet function to calculate interest amounts for any period of a loan without utilizing an amortization table; Utilizing the PMT worksheet function to calculate loan payment amounts; Exploring the Forecast Sheet feature in Excel 2016, which can extrapolate trends based on existing data in your spreadsheets; Implementing a simple Excel macro that will empower you to apply multiple scenarios at once when you have more than 32 inputs; Utilizing a work-around that will let you go beyond the 32-input limit built into Scenario Manager; Exploring Excel's Goal Seek feature, which can be used to solve for a single missing input; Utilizing a work-around that will let you go beyond the 32-input limit built into Scenario Manager; Using the Summary Report aspect of Scenario Manager to compare different scenarios side by side. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: Recognize the ribbon tab where the Macros command appears in Excel; State the mouse action that causes the Fill Handle to copy formulas or values down a column or to create a series; Identify the menu command where Excel's what-if commands reside.
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NASBA Field of Study
Computer Software & Applications
Level
Intermediate
CPE Credits
2.0
Prerequisites
None
Last Updated
07/30/2018
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