A pivot table is a useful tool in data analysis that can give you an overview of your data. We'll show you how to create one in Excel and Google Sheets.

Pivot tables in Google Sheets summarize smaller sets of data from a more extensive dataset and can be sorted by rows, columns, values, and filters.

Learn how to create a pivot table in Google Sheets. A pivot table is a statistical tool that allows you to summarize or aggregate data sets.

[ Google Sheets cheat sheet: How to get started ] Why use pivot tables? The best way to explain what a pivot table does, and why you would want to create one, is to show examples.

If you use Google Sheets regularly and want to refer to an abbreviated version of your data, then look no further than the pivot table. Here's how to use it.

To create a new pivot table, go to Data > Pivot Table and select a data range. In the dialogue box, under Insert to, select New sheet or Existing sheet, and click Create.

For starters, instead of manually creating a pivot table to bring order to your data set, Google Sheets can suggest a pivot table based on the data you have in Google Sheets for you automatically.

Essentially a pivot table lets you question the information you have, rather than having to work it all out yourself. Since the ability to quickly sift through figures is paramount for a journalist ...