Excel University Blog

Read on for in-depth articles, tutorials, and videos. Search or browse for specific topics. Be sure to subscribe if you'd like to be notified when we write something new.

Analysis ToolPak

How to Perform a Frequency Distribution in Excel (no formulas)

By Excel University | September 13, 2022 |

Are you a school administrator who wants to see how student test scores are distributed, or maybe an accountant who needs to analyze trends in spending or accounts receivable? If so, creating a frequency distribution in Excel is one of the easiest ways to do it!  Essentially, frequency distributions come in handy whenever you need…

Read More

Sample Selections

By Jeff Lenning | February 18, 2020 |

For many decades, Excel has shipped with an add-in called the Analysis ToolPak. But, by default it is disabled. When you enable it, you get access to a bunch of cool stuff … including the ability to have Excel make sample selections. I recently received a question from Jo (thanks Jo!) asking about how to…

Read More