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Excel Data Cleaning, Formatting & Dashboard Reporting
This case study demonstrates an end-to-end Excel workflow applied to a generic business dataset covering raw data clean-up, structured formatting, formula-driven analysis, and an interactive dashboard for decision-ready reporting.
The problem
The raw dataset arrived with common but critical issues: inconsistent formatting, duplicate entries, mixed date formats, broken formulas, and columns that could not be reliably filtered or sorted.
What was done
1.Data cleaning
2.Formula work
3.Formatting & structure
4.Pivot tables & analysis
5.Interactive dashboard
Outcome
The delivered workbook included a clean data sheet, an analysis tab with pivot tables and charts, and a page of interactive dashboard enabling the client to filter, explore, and report on their data independently.
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The before and after side-by-side is such an effective way to show the value of data cleaning — inconsistent formatting, duplicates and broken formulas are exactly the issues most businesses don't even realize are costing them time every day. Delivering a clean data sheet, pivot...
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