Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2016, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel's newest tools to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. This edition adds 150+ new problems with solutions, plus a chapter of basic spreadsheet models to make sure you're fully up to speed. Solve real business problems with Excel-and build your competitive advantage • Quickly transition from Excel basics to sophisticated analytics • Summarize data by using PivotTables and Descriptive Statistics • Use Excel trend curves, multiple regression, and exponential smoothing • Master advanced functions such as OFFSET and INDIRECT • Delve into key financial, statistical, and time functions • Leverage the new charts in Excel 2016 (including box and whisker and waterfall charts) • Make charts more effective by using Power View • Tame complex optimizations by using Excel Solver • Run Monte Carlo simulations on stock prices and bidding models • Work with the AGGREGATE function and table slicers • Create PivotTables from data in different worksheets or workbooks • Learn about basic probability and Bayes' Theorem • Automate repetitive tasks by using macros