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Part V
Analyzing Data with Excel
Another Pivot Table Example
The pivot table example in this section demonstrates some useful ways to work with pivot tables.
Figure 35.26 shows a table with 3,144 data rows, one for each county in the U.S. The fields are
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County: The name of the county
State Name: The state of the county
Region: The region (Roman number ranging from I to XII)
Census 2000: The population of the county, according to the 2000 Census
Census 1990: The population of the county, according to the 1990 Census
Land Area: The area, in square miles (excluding water-covered area)
Water Area: The area, in square miles, covered by water
ON the CD-ROM
This workbook, named county data.xlsx, is available on the companion CD-ROM.
FIGURE 35.26
This table contains data for each county in the U.S.
Figure 35.27 shows a pivot table created from the county data. The pivot table uses the Region and State
Name fields for the Row Labels and uses Census 2000 and Census 1990 as the Column Labels.
I created three calculated fields to display additional information:
n Change (displayed as Pop Change): The difference between Census 2000 and Census 1990
n Pct Change (displayed as Pct Pop Change): The population change expressed as a percentage of
the 1990 population
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Density (displayed as Pop/Sq Mile): The population per square mile of land.
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