As the thread name suggests, I'm here to ask about data mining and pivot tables. I'm asking this because, this is my project in my computer class, and this project is 20% of my final grade. Now, I ...

Pivot tables are one of several Excel tools for extracting meaning out of large groups of numeric data. They can be applied whenever raw data in a spreadsheet or database has to be summarized.

Image: utah778, Getty Images/iStockphoto Pivot tables in Microsoft Excel are a great way to organize and analyze data, and the more you know about the feature, the more you’ll get out of it. For ...

Notice that the pivot table is displaying only the data that’s pertinent to our present analysis. On the right-hand side, you’ll find the criteria that Excel used to create it in the ...