Microsoft Excel 2019 : data analysis and business modeling / Wayne L. Winston.

"Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2019 and Office 365 and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands-on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. New coverage ranges from Power Query/Get & Transform to Office 365 Geography and Stock data types. Practice with more than 800 problems, many based on actual challenges faced by working analysts. • Solve real business problems with Excel—and build your competitive advantage • Quickly transition from Excel basics to sophisticated analytics • Use Power Query or Get &Transform to connect, combine, and refine data sources • Leverage Office 365's new Geography and Stock data types and six new functions • Illuminate insights from geographic and temporal data with 3D Maps • Summarize data with pivot tables, descriptive statistics, histograms, and Pareto charts • Use Excel trend curves, multiple regression, and exponential smoothing • Delve into key financial, statistical, and time functions • Master all of Excel's great charts • Quickly create forecasts from historical time-based data • Use Solver to optimize product mix, logistics, work schedules, and investments—and even rate sports teams • Run Monte Carlo simulations on stock prices and bidding models • Learn about basic probability and Bayes' Theorem • Use the Data Model and Power Pivot to effectively build and use relational data sources inside an Excel workbook • Automate repetitive analytics tasks by using macros."--