
Introduction to the class: What the next lectures contain and how the students can use this class to understand Excel functions particularly the VLOOKUP function.
The resource file is also attached which can be used to follow along or can be used for practice by the student after the class.
Identifies various Excel Function Groups.
This video provides a description of the structure of an Excel function through an example.
Explore how vlookup uses the lookup value, a range or table, and a column index to return data from the first column. Compare exact and approximate matches.
Practice using VLOOKUP to match student names across datasets, applying exact and approximate matches, absolute references, leftmost lookup, and column index number in a practical example.
Explore practical vlookup by locating a student's age, school, and marks for an entered name from a dataset using the column index and exact match within a defined range.
Master vlookup to merge two data sets across files, match student names, and retrieve city and age with exact-match lookups.
Excel provides a vast amount of functions to help with the data. These are categorized under various headings according to the type of data they work with or according to their functionality.
In this class we will learn to use VLOOKUP function in MS Excel.
The VLOOKUP function is categorized as a Lookup & Reference function which can be used to:
1. Search for values
2. Link data sets
3. Find related values