WGU C268 Spreadsheets Final OA Study Guide Questions
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Adds the individual numbers or the numbers included in the range(s).
SUM()
Counts the number of cells in a range of cells that contain numbers.
COUNT()
Counts the number of cells in a range of cells that are not blank
COUNTA()
Calculates the simple average of a set of numbers
AVERAGE()
Returns the largest value in a set of numbers
MAX()
Returns the smallest value in a set of numbers
MIN()
Calculates the interest rate earned for an investment
RATE()
Calculates the annual percentage rate for an interest rate
EFFECT()
Calculates the number of payments that will be made to pay off a loan
NPER()
Calculates the payment amount for a loan
PMT()
Calculates the current value of an investment (accounting for compound interest)
PV()
Calculates the future value of an investment
FV()
Combines Boolean expressions to determine if ALL of the combined expressions
are TRUE
AND()
Combines Boolean expressions to determine if ANY of the combined expressions
are TRUE
OR()
Check to see if a Boolean expression is not evaluated as TRUE
NOT()
Build on Boolean logic and specify the results depending on the results of the
Boolean expression
IF()
Determine (count) the number of cells within a range of cells that contain a
specific value
COUNTIF()
Calculate the total (sum) for a set of values that match a specific criterion
SUMIF()
Calculate the average for a set of values that match a specific criterion
AVERAGEIF()
, Returns the related value from the specified column after finding the match in the
first column
VLOOKUP()
Returns the related value from the specified row after finding the match in the
first row
HLOOKUP()
The length, in number of characters, of a block of text
LEN()
The position of a specific character, word, or phrase within a block of text
SEARCH()
Returns the specified number of characters starting from the beginning of a block
of text
LEFT()
Returns the specified number of characters from the middle of a block of text
MID()
Returns the specified number of characters starting from the end of a block of
text
RIGHT()
Combines blocks of text
CONCATENATE()
Calculates the standard deviation for a sample. (Use STDEV.P to calculate the
standard deviation for a population.)
STDEV.S()
The confidence interval or range of values that we believe the "true" population
value falls into
CONFIDENCE.NORM()
Calculates the correlation coefficient between two sets of values
CORREL()
Calculates, or predicts, a future value along a linear trend by using existing
values
FORECAST()
^^ How to calculate payment amount for a loan
In the cell next to the word payment enter: =PMT(rate [select the field with the interest
rate]/12 [you put /12 because its monthly and there are 12 months in a year], nper
[select the field with the term], pv [select the field with the principal value] - this will
produce the results
Example: =PMT(C13/12, C12, C11)
^^ Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the
balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by 12.
Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in the monthly interest rate. This formula is
reusable. The interest for a given period is always the monthly interest rate times
the balance from the previous period. [3 points]
In the proper cell do the following: ={select the field mark balance}*{select field marked
interest rate - be sure to add a $ in the field because you do not want the interest rate to
change at all}/12
EXAMPLE: =F19*C$13/12
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Adds the individual numbers or the numbers included in the range(s).
SUM()
Counts the number of cells in a range of cells that contain numbers.
COUNT()
Counts the number of cells in a range of cells that are not blank
COUNTA()
Calculates the simple average of a set of numbers
AVERAGE()
Returns the largest value in a set of numbers
MAX()
Returns the smallest value in a set of numbers
MIN()
Calculates the interest rate earned for an investment
RATE()
Calculates the annual percentage rate for an interest rate
EFFECT()
Calculates the number of payments that will be made to pay off a loan
NPER()
Calculates the payment amount for a loan
PMT()
Calculates the current value of an investment (accounting for compound interest)
PV()
Calculates the future value of an investment
FV()
Combines Boolean expressions to determine if ALL of the combined expressions
are TRUE
AND()
Combines Boolean expressions to determine if ANY of the combined expressions
are TRUE
OR()
Check to see if a Boolean expression is not evaluated as TRUE
NOT()
Build on Boolean logic and specify the results depending on the results of the
Boolean expression
IF()
Determine (count) the number of cells within a range of cells that contain a
specific value
COUNTIF()
Calculate the total (sum) for a set of values that match a specific criterion
SUMIF()
Calculate the average for a set of values that match a specific criterion
AVERAGEIF()
, Returns the related value from the specified column after finding the match in the
first column
VLOOKUP()
Returns the related value from the specified row after finding the match in the
first row
HLOOKUP()
The length, in number of characters, of a block of text
LEN()
The position of a specific character, word, or phrase within a block of text
SEARCH()
Returns the specified number of characters starting from the beginning of a block
of text
LEFT()
Returns the specified number of characters from the middle of a block of text
MID()
Returns the specified number of characters starting from the end of a block of
text
RIGHT()
Combines blocks of text
CONCATENATE()
Calculates the standard deviation for a sample. (Use STDEV.P to calculate the
standard deviation for a population.)
STDEV.S()
The confidence interval or range of values that we believe the "true" population
value falls into
CONFIDENCE.NORM()
Calculates the correlation coefficient between two sets of values
CORREL()
Calculates, or predicts, a future value along a linear trend by using existing
values
FORECAST()
^^ How to calculate payment amount for a loan
In the cell next to the word payment enter: =PMT(rate [select the field with the interest
rate]/12 [you put /12 because its monthly and there are 12 months in a year], nper
[select the field with the term], pv [select the field with the principal value] - this will
produce the results
Example: =PMT(C13/12, C12, C11)
^^ Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the
balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by 12.
Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in the monthly interest rate. This formula is
reusable. The interest for a given period is always the monthly interest rate times
the balance from the previous period. [3 points]
In the proper cell do the following: ={select the field mark balance}*{select field marked
interest rate - be sure to add a $ in the field because you do not want the interest rate to
change at all}/12
EXAMPLE: =F19*C$13/12
