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Functions like FILTER, SORTBY, UNIQUE, XLOOKUP, and VSTACK transform static grids into real-time data systems.

Have you ever found yourself staring at an Excel spreadsheet, trying to figure out how to make sense of all the numbers and data? Maybe you’ve spent hours manually calculating groups, splitting dates, ...

Have you ever found yourself tangled in a web of complex Excel formulas, trying to make sense of sprawling datasets with traditional functions like SUMIFS? Many of us have been there, struggling with ...

In the past two columns, we’ve looked at higher-order functions and talked a little bit about the power of functional programming. So far, the concepts we’ve covered do little to indicate how powerful ...

It's a commonplace of artificial intelligence to say that machine learning, which depends on vast amounts of data, functions by finding patterns in data. The phrase, "finding patterns in data," in ...

When members of Bloomberg’s Alternative Data team recently logged into a Zoom call to demonstrate the Bloomberg Terminal’s new ALTD <GO> function to a client, they were expecting to hear some positive ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...