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These videos deal with formulas and functions you may encounter a lot. Or ones you may never have seen before.

You’re a gold rusher, heading for the hills. You got your pickaxe and bucket. With these fantastic functions you can make sure to get the right gold, at the right time.

Data Analysis in Google Sheets takes all shapes and sizes. What we'll focus on is getting you skilled up with formulas, formula combinations, and advanced statistical analysis that at times can feel like a slog.

We'll turn your counting, summing, averaging, into a single formula. You will feel like a powerful wizard.

You'll be able to calculate complex data in a matter of moments.
You'll be able to turn your data from a mess into a story.
And when you encounter errors, you'll be able to wiggle your way out of the situation with ease.

Overwhelming No More
Google Sheets is a powerful tool for data analysis, but it can be overwhelming for beginners. However, with the right formulas and functions, you can easily transform raw data into meaningful insights. Here are some of the key benefits of using formulas and functions to do your data analysis in Google Sheets:

Save time: By using formulas and functions, you can perform complex calculations and manipulations on large datasets in just a few clicks.

Accuracy: Manual data manipulation can lead to errors, but formulas and functions eliminate the risk of mistakes and ensure accuracy.

Visualization: By using formulas and functions to analyze your data, you can turn it into charts and graphs that make it easier to interpret and communicate your findings.

Check for Errors
While we might think some of us are superhuman, we are really all human. Errors happen. But when errors happen we don't want to fall apart. We want to make sure of the veracity of our data, and we want to make sure that errors don't stop us.

Understanding errors and handling errors in our data analysis makes our day to day jobs so much easier. You'll be flying through, under, and over errors while your coworkers are copy/pasting/retyping their errors into Google and asking ChatGPT "what does this mean?"

Better Sheets members are able to run circles around ChatGPT'ers.

Forget About Frustrations
Upskilling yourself in statistics and data analysis, along with being able to handle formulas and errors, will lead to much less frustration inside the sheets.

You might even bring about WORLD PEACE!
I kid, I kid...

Let's start with making sure we can make progress bars, then you can make progress bars out of emojis, and even add responsive graphs to your sheets.

Specialized Tools for Special Situations.
Don't forget about the SWITCH formula. this is a great extra special tool along with IF() and IFS()

Learn all about especially useful tools, when the situation calls for them.

54Tutorials

Equal, Equal, Not Equal, Not Equal - How to Tell if Two Cells are the Same or Not The Same

Discover 4 easy ways to check if 2 cells in Excel are equal or not! Whether it's numbers, text, or dates, get the answer in seconds with simple tricks. Learn now in this video. 
NE() EQ()

REGEXMATCH Formula Generator for Google Sheets

Revolutionize the way you handle data with the BetterSheets REGEXMATCHER! Imagine having the ability to effortlessly validate text patterns, ensuring the integrity of your data. Whether you're searching for specific mentions, cleaning up unwanted content, or filtering out irrelevant information, our REGEXMATCHER is your go-to solution.

Error-Free Data: 
Experience precise data validation ensuring your information is accurate and error-free.
Effortless Pattern Recognition: 
Easily identify and eliminate unwanted data patterns, guaranteeing a clean and organized dataset.
Tailored Data Classification: 
Classify your data based on specific patterns, streamlining your workflow and increasing efficiency.

REGEXMATCH() IF()

Learn Google Sheet Formulas The Hard Way

One weird way to learn more about what Google Sheets can do. https://bettersheets.co/formulas

What is this Ampersand Doing in Google Sheets?

What is "&" doing in this formula? MONTH(A1&1)
Do you know why this is so cool? It can replace an entire vlookup chart I've been making for years.
DATE() MONTH() CONCAT() VALUE()

Member Asks: How do I calculate from a set of Form entries?

Use arrayformula to deal with Google form entries on a sheet. Even as they keep getting added.
ARRAYFORMULA()

Figure Out Frequency

Fid out how to get the frequency of ProductIds, or Names, or Emails. or how many times they appear in a sheet/column/row.

Ian Asks: How to sort dates by year/month (can't do with filter)

In Excel you actually have these options of sorting by year, by month, by date. But let's do it in Google Sheets.

OpenSea Data Inside Sheets

Get floor prices into your spreadsheet with URLFETCHAPP. Accessing OpenSea's API directly from google sheets. Get any data you want. from Market Cap to One Hour Volume

Hardest Formula: SumIF | Addition Based on Dates / Values

Demystifying the SumIF Formula. Add up your values based on a condition, even if that condition is a date.
SUMIF() UNIQUE()

Capitalize Each Word

Every word can be capitalized with this formula.
UPPER() LOWER() PROPER()

Add Cool Responsive Graphs to Your Stock Tracking Sheets

Create little graphs with SPARKLINE() super easy!
INDEX() GOOGLEFINANCE() SPARKLINE() TODAY()

Add a Word Count to Google Sheets

Count your words inside a sheet. Great for ad writing, novel writing, or if you need to meet minimums.
IF() COUNTA() SPLIT() ISBLANK()

How Can I Compare Two Tabs for Differences?

So in this video we're going to compare two tabs and differences. Basically, someone asked actually on AppSumo, someone asked how do I compare two sheets to know what the differences are? This is the answer.
INDEX() IF() ROW() COLUMN() INDIRECT()

Build a Domain Grader

Create a way to grade the quality of a domain based on many different votes and inputs and qualities. Like measuring the length and ranking the results.
COUNTIF() ARRAYFORMULA() COUNTA() LEN() SWITCH() +1 more

Create a Progress Bar - Make Progress Bars with Sparkline: Part 1

Let's make a progress bar in Google Sheets.
SPARKLINE()