Introduction

Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft that is used to calculate, organize and analyze data. It provides a way of turning raw data into meaningful insights through handling large datasets more efficiently from tracking sales and expenses to analyzing trends.

Various Excel applications.

Decision making:

One of the major ways Excel is used in real-world data analysis is to support decision making. Companies collect large volumes of raw data everyday ranging from customer information, sales records to log records. This data is organized and cleaned by Excel into tables, charts and reports making it easier to derive insights and identify trends that help in decision making.