Understanding Aggregation in Google Sheets
In the context of Google Sheets, aggregation is the process of summarizing tabular data.
You can aggregate/summarize tabular data in Google sheets by calculating the sum, average, maximum, minimum, median, etc of all the values of a field.
Consider the following data set from a Google Sheet:
Here is how this tabular data can be aggregated in Google Sheets:
- Total sales from all customers = $8,441.00
- Average sales from all customers = $844.10
- Highest sales from a customer = $2,130.00
- Lowest sales from a customer = $380.00
- Median sales = $738.50
- Total number of orders = 10
- Total number of customers = 8
Google Sheets provide many functions through which you can aggregate data. For example:
#1 SUM
Use this function to calculate the sum/total of all values:
#2 AVERAGE
Use this function to calculate the average of all values:
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#3 MAX
Use this function to find the maximum /highest value in a numeric field:
#4 MIN
Use this function to find the minimum /lowest value in a numeric field:
#5 MEDIAN
Use this function to find the median in a numeric field.
A median is a middle number in a sorted list of numbers:
#6 COUNT
Use this function to count the number of values in a field:
#7 COUNTUNIQUE
Use this function to count the number of unique values in a field:
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In the context of Google Sheets, aggregation is the process of summarizing tabular data.
You can aggregate/summarize tabular data in Google sheets by calculating the sum, average, maximum, minimum, median, etc of all the values of a field.
Consider the following data set from a Google Sheet:
Here is how this tabular data can be aggregated in Google Sheets:
- Total sales from all customers = $8,441.00
- Average sales from all customers = $844.10
- Highest sales from a customer = $2,130.00
- Lowest sales from a customer = $380.00
- Median sales = $738.50
- Total number of orders = 10
- Total number of customers = 8
Google Sheets provide many functions through which you can aggregate data. For example:
#1 SUM
Use this function to calculate the sum/total of all values:
#2 AVERAGE
Use this function to calculate the average of all values:
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Get the E-Book (62 Pages)
#3 MAX
Use this function to find the maximum /highest value in a numeric field:
#4 MIN
Use this function to find the minimum /lowest value in a numeric field:
#5 MEDIAN
Use this function to find the median in a numeric field.
A median is a middle number in a sorted list of numbers:
#6 COUNT
Use this function to count the number of values in a field:
#7 COUNTUNIQUE
Use this function to count the number of unique values in a field:
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- How to use Google Data Studio with Google Sheets
- Supermetrics queries for Google Sheets – Tutorial
- How to format Google Sheets data for Google Data Studio
- How to extract data from Facebook Ads into Google Sheets
- How to extract data from Google Ads into Google Sheets
- Working with Timezones in Google Sheets and Google Data Studio
- How to use Supermetrics for Google Sheets Add-on
- How to extract data from Google Search Console into Google Sheets
- How to extract data from Excel or CSV file into Google Sheets
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#1 Why digital analytics is the key to online business success.
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#5 The number 1 reason why conversion optimization is not working for your business.
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#7 How to learn and master digital analytics and conversion optimization in record time.
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This book focuses solely on the ‘analytics’ that power your email marketing optimization program and will help you dramatically reduce your cost per acquisition and increase marketing ROI by tracking the performance of the various KPIs and metrics used for email marketing.
Attribution Modelling in Google Analytics and Beyond
Attribution modelling is the process of determining the most effective marketing channels for investment. This book has been written to help you implement attribution modelling. It will teach you how to leverage the knowledge of attribution modelling in order to allocate marketing budget and understand buying behaviour.
Attribution Modelling in Google Ads and Facebook
This book has been written to help you implement attribution modelling in Google Ads (Google AdWords) and Facebook. It will teach you, how to leverage the knowledge of attribution modelling in order to understand the customer purchasing journey and determine the most effective marketing channels for investment.
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