Interpreting Excel Functions in Veera

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1 Interpreting Excel Functins in Veera This is a quick guide fr thse f yu wh are prficient with Excel functins but are unsure hw thse skills are ging t translate t data manipulatin in Veera. Rest assured, yur skills will nt g t waste; Veera has many functins that are easily interpretable and directly related t Excel functins. We have put tgether a list f cmmnly used Excel functins and their crrespnding Veera functins. We tried t cver the mst cmmnly used functins, but if yu dn t see yur favrite functin n this list, there are a number f places t lk: The functins list in the Transfrm Nde in Veera is always a gd place t start. Als, remember t explre all f the separate tabs within the Transfrm Nde as there are a cuple f tabs less frequented that cntain sme very useful functins. The Date/Time tab f the Transfrm Nde cntains just abut any transfrmatin t a Date/Time variable that yu culd think f. There are a number f ther ndes in Veera that d the calculatin functins that are cmmnly used in Excel. The Aggregate Nde and the Median f Clumn Data Nde shuld cntain mst f yur calculatin needs. Wrth nting n its wn is the fact that Excel uses duble qutes ( ) while Veera uses single qutes ( ). Fr instance, an Excel functin might lk smething like, IF(Variable = Puppy, Dg, Cat ) while in Veera it wuld be IF(Variable = Puppy, Dg, Cat ). As with Excel, there are always a number f ways t get t the same result in Veera. Here are a few mre places yu might find sme useful functins that yu did nt knw were there: Filter Nde Cntains a number f different ways t filter the data such as <, >, etc. What yu may nt have knwn existed is the expressin ptin fr dates. This gives yu a number f different ptins fr filtering fr specific time perids, quarters, etc. Cleanse Nde While the mre cmmnly used functin f the cleanse nde is the Replace Operatin tl, there is als a Rund Operatin that allws yu t rund values anyway that yu wuld like. Cnvert Nde Allws yu t change the data type f any variable in yur data set. With this yu can als change the frmat s that it will rund fr yu, r make a real value int a percent. Mst f the functins that are referenced in the Transfrm Nde can be fund in the functins list here 1

2 Excel Functin Descriptin Nde/Veera Functin Descriptin AVERAGE Calculates the mean f a grup f values Aggregate Nde (Mean) Calculates the mean f any and all numerical variables CONCATENATE Assembles tw r mre text strings int ne Transfrm Nde Multi Variable frmula Add text variables tgether, ie: A+B, t cncatenate COUNTA Adds up the cells in a selected range that are nt empty Aggregate Nde (Cunt) Cunts the number f data entries fr the chsen variable COUNT Cunts the number f cells in Aggregate Nde Cunt cunts the number f data a range that cntains (Cunt/Cunt Distinct) entries fr the chsen variable, numbers while Cunt Distinct cunts the number f unique entries COUNT-BLANK Cunts the number f blank Filter Nde and Aggregate Nde Filter fr the blank values and cells in a selected range aggregate by cunt DATEDIF Calculates the number f Calculates the number f days days between tw dates (Days Between) between tw dates IF Tests fr a true r false Transfrm Nde (IF) Tests fr a true r false cnditin cnditin and then returns and then returns ne value r ne value r anther anther INT Remves the decimal prtin Cnvert Data Type Nde (Integer) Remves the decimal prtin f a f a number, leaving just the number, leaving just the integer integer prtin prtin LEFT/RIGHT Extracts ne r mre Returns the left/right part f a characters frm the left r (Left/Right) string the specified number f right side f a text string characters 2

3 Excel Functin Descriptin Nde/Veera Functin Descriptin LEN Returns a text string s length (Len) Returns the # f characters f a string MEDIAN Returns the middle number in Median Nde Returns the middle number in a a data set data set NETWORKDAYS Cunts the number f Cunts the number f wrking wrking days between tw (Wrkdays Between) days between tw dates dates NOW Returns the system date and (NOW()) Returns the system date and time time QUARTILE Returns the quartile f a data set Quantile Nde RADIANS Cnverts degrees t radians (Radian) Offers the ptin f quartile, decile, etc. Cnverts degrees t radians RAND Returns a randm number Returns a randm number between 0 and 1 (Randm) between 0 and 1 RANK Returns the rank f a number Rank Nde Ranks any given variable in a list f numbers ROUND Runds a number t a Cnvert Data Type Nde (Integer The integer ptin within the specified number f decimal r Text) cnvert nde will autmatically places r digit psitins rund fr yu. The text ptin will give yu decimal ptins. ROUNDUP/ Runds a number up r dwn Cleanse Nde This gives yu the ptin t rund ROUNDDOWN Rund Operatin Tab the variable anyway yu wuld like 3

4 Excel Functin Descriptin Nde/Veera Functin Descriptin SUM Calculates the sum f a grup f values Aggregate Nde (Sum) Calculates the sum f any and all numerical variables SUMIF Calculates a sum frm a grup f values, but just f values that are included because a cnditin is met Filter Nde and Aggregate Nde Yu can use the filter nde t select the desired utcme and then sum the crrespnding variables thrugh the aggregate nde TODAY Returns the system date, withut the time (TODAY()) Returns the system date, withut the time TRANSPOSE Cpies data lcated in a rw Transpse Nde Cpies data lcated in a clumn int a clumn r cpies data int a rw lcated in a clumn int a rw UPPER/LOWER Changes the cntents f a Cnvert Nde (Text) The data type text gives yu the cell t appear in upper/lwer ptin f UPPER CASE r lwer case case VLOOKUP Finds specific infrmatin that Lkup Nde Finds specific infrmatin that has has been stred in a been stred in a spreadsheet spreadsheet 4

5 OPERATIONAL TRANSLATIONS Operatins in Frmulas in Excel : Cln Single Space, Cmma - Negatin (as in -1) % Percent ^ Expnentiatin * Multiplicatin / Divisin + Additin - Subtractin & Cnnects tw strings f text = Cmparisn (Equal t) < Less than > Greater than >= Greater than r Equal t <= Less Than r Equal t <> Nt equal t Dentes Text Operatins in Frmulas in Veera : Cln Single Space, Cmma - Negatin (as in -1) 0.xxxx Fr % s use decimal representatin ** Expnentiatin * Multiplicatin / Divisin + Additin - Subtractin + Cnnects tw strings f text = Cmparisn (Equal t) < Less than > Greater than >= Greater than r Equal t <= Less Than r Equal t <> Nt equal t Dentes Text 5