Chapter 37. Summarizing Data with Database Statistical Functions

Joolas is a small makeup company. In an Excel spreadsheet they track each sales transaction. Often they want to answer questions such as:

  • How many dollars worth of lip gloss did Jen sell?

  • What was the average number of units of lipstick sold each time Jen made a sale in the East region?

  • How many dollars of sales were made by Emilee or in the East region?

  • How many dollars worth of lipstick were sold by Colleen or Zaret in the East region?

  • How many lipstick transactions were not in the East?

  • How many dollars worth of lipstick did Jen sell during 2004?

  • How many units of makeup were sold for a price of at least $3.20?

  • What is the total dollar amount each salesperson sold of each product?

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