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CONFIDENCE.T Function

T Confidence Interval in Excel The T Confidence Interval Function is categorized under Excel Statistical functions. The function calculates the confidence value that can be used to construct the confidence interval for a population mean for a supplied probability and sample size.  It is often used in determining the t value for a 95 confidence…

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CONFIDENCE.NORM Function

What is the CONFIDENCE.NORM Function? The CONFIDENCE.NORM Function is categorized underExcel  Statistical functions. It will use the normal distribution to calculate and return the confidence interval for a population mean. The confidence interval is the range that a population parameter is likely to fall into for a given probability. In financial analysis, the CONFIDENCE.NORM function…

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CONFIDENCE Function

What is the Excel Confidence Interval Function? The CONFIDENCE Function is categorized under Excel Statistical functions. It will use the normal distribution to calculate and return the confidence interval for a population mean. The confidence interval Excel formula can be extremely useful for financial analysis. As a financial analyst, =CONFIDENCE() is helpful in predicting and…

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INDIRECT Function

What is the INDIRECT Function? The INDIRECT Function is categorized under Excel Lookup and Reference functions. It will convert a text string into a cell reference. For example, if we type the reference A1 in a formula, Excel will understand that it refers to cell A1. However, if the cell reference given takes the form…

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CHOOSE Function

What is the CHOOSE Function? The CHOOSE Function is categorized under Excel Lookup and Reference functions. It will return a value from an array corresponding to the index number provided. The function will return the nth entry in a given list. As a financial analyst, the CHOOSE function is very useful when creating scenarios in…

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AND Function

What is the AND Function? The AND Function is categorized under Excel Logical functions. It is used to determine if the given conditions in a test are TRUE. For example, we can use the function to test if a number in cell B1 is greater than 50 and less than 100. As a financial analyst,…

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INDEX Function

What is the INDEX Function? The INDEX Function is categorized under Excel Lookup and Reference functions. The function will return the value at a given position in a range or array. The INDEX function is often used with the MATCH function. We can say it is an alternative way to do VLOOKUP. As a financial…

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ADDRESS Function

What is the Cell ADDRESS Function? The cell ADDRESS Function is categorized under Excel Lookup and Reference functions. It will provide a cell reference (its “address”) by taking the row number and column letter. The cell reference will be provided as a string of text. The function can return an address in a relative or…

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STANDARDIZE Function

What is the STANDARDIZE Z-Score Function? The STANDARDIZE Function is available under Excel Statistical functions. It will return a normalized value (z-score) based on the mean and standard deviation. A z-score, or standard score, is used for standardizing scores on the same scale by dividing a score’s deviation by the standard deviation in a data…

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SLOPE Function

What is the SLOPE Function? The SLOPE Function is categorized under Excel Statistical functions. It will return the slope of the linear regression line through the data points in known_y’s and known_x’s. In financial analysis, the SLOPE function can be used to calculate the beta of a stock. Slope / Beta Formula =SLOPE(known_y’s, known_x’s) The…

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