The document discusses how Excel can be used by journalists to analyze data and find patterns. It explains that data refers to information organized into columns and rows, with columns representing variables and rows representing records. It then provides examples of how Excel allows users to import, sort, filter, transform and summarize large datasets to help identify stories and patterns that may not be obvious otherwise. Functions, pivot tables and other Excel tools are highlighted as ways to analyze and visualize patterns in the data.

1. Steve Doig Arizona State University USA Excel for Journalists

4. Now it’s data! Last name First name Age Title City Doig Steve 63 Professor Phoenix Jones Bob 45 Reporter Miami Smith Tom 34 Reporter New York

6. A blank spreadsheet

9. Delimited text example

10. Fixed-width text

11. Sorting a table

12. Now it’s sorted

13. Filtering: Data…Filter…Autofilter

14. Pick a category…

15. … and see just that

17. Function Wizard ( ƒx)

18. Function Wizard ( ƒx)

21. Building a pivot table

22. Pivot table

23. Sorted pivot table

24. Questions?