In the 16th session of Chandoo.org podcast, lets review 3 very useful books for aspiring analysts.
What is in this session?
Analytics is an increasingly popular area now. Every day, scores of fresh graduates are reporting to their first day of work as analysts. But to succeed as an analyst?
By learning & practicing of course.
And books play a vital role in opening new pathways for us. They can alter the way we think, shape our behavior and make us awesome, all in a few page turns.
So in this episode, let me share 3 must have books for (aspiring) analysts.
Note: these are not only 3 books you should read. But these 3 are the ones I am reading now and I think they will certainly help you.
Participate in our Analyst Book Giveaway & win:
- You could win a copy of any of these 3 books.
- Last date: 15-AUG-2014 – Friday.
Listen to the podcast to know how to participate.
This podcast is essentially a review of the 3 books – Data Smart by John Foreman, Ctrl+Shift+Enter by Mike Girvin & Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner.
- Why this book?
- About John Foreman
- Writing style
- Example chapter
- Why this book?
- About Mike Girvin
- Writing style
- Example Array Formulas
- Why a non-Excel book?
- About authors
- Writing style
- Example Chapter on Takeru Kobayashi
Note about the book links: These are affiliate links. It means, when you click on them and purchase a copy of the book, Chandoo.org receives a small commission. I recommend these books because I really enjoy them and I genuinely think they will benefit you. I would have recommended them even when there is no commission involved.
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Links & Resources mentioned in this session:
About the bicycle ride
Excelapalooza Excel conference:
Advanced Excel, Dashboards & Power Pivot Masterclass:
More on Array Formulas:
Transcript of this session:
Download this podcast transcript [PDF].
Which is your favorite book for analysts?
I read quite a few books every year. Apart from these three, I also enjoy and recommend these books.
What about you? What is your favorite book for analysts? Please share your thoughts in comments.
Participate in our Analyst Book Giveaway & win:
- You could win a copy of any of these 3 books.
- Last date: 15-AUG-2014 – Friday.
Listen to the podcast to know how to participate.
22 Responses to “Master Excel 2007 Ribbon with this Free Learning Guide”
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I can't open this pdf. I get the error message:
You do not have the required license to open this file.
Please request a license from the creator of the file, and add it using the license manager and they try opening it again.
What gives??
I downloaded the file again and it worked this time. Strange. (First file was 116 KB, second was 1644 KB... ???)
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Hi Chandoo,
thanks for sharing your Excel 2007 learning experience with us; unfortunately the link to the pdf of the free Excel 2007 learning guide seems broken: my Acrobate Readers flags: "Unkown file type or corrupte data".
Have a nice day
Michael
well done this is great
Can somebody just provide a link the classic TAB exportedUI files for MS Office 2003 for us to use in office 2007/2010?. searching online, everybody just wnats to make a buck online with silly Classic Tab installers which do nothing more than inport exportedUI files for you.
Don't give me a ribbon how to guide, just give me free exportedUI files. I should not have to pay anyone for this, it is free XML, MS should have included this to begin with.
thanks
Dear.
There are a set of debit values and a set ot credit values in a column. I want a vba code by whcich the debit value plus a single / multiple credit value is zero that needs to be marked .
finally i will come to know out of the avaibale debits which cannot be used the with avilable credits either single or multiple values.
If multiple matching sets are available let it take the 1st or the 2nd one its not an issue.
Column A Ref
-1000 A
-5000 B
-8000 C
800 A
100 A
100 A
2000 B
3000 B
13000
15000
hi...
how to make this add-ins and display in ribbon... check this sample : http://www.cprsoft.com/GCDemo01.htm
thank you sir...
Please tell me format painter short cut key In excel ?
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