Hacks/Hackers, a network of journalists aiming to meld computing with reporting, produced this Excel tipsheet for the Poynter Institute web site. It includes an introduction to simple formulas, techniques for splitting columns of data, and tips for sorting, filtering, and using pivot tables, — what statisticians call cross-tabs. "Excel (and other spreadsheet programs) are powerful tools and a valuable part of a reporter’s digital arsenal," Joshua Hatch writes.
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