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How Analytics & Spreadsheets are changing the NBA
“‘Most teams are using spreadsheets or just using our reports,’ says Brian Kopp, executive vice-president at STATS. ‘The Raptors go a step beyond that, which only a few teams are doing, and their...
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The Spreadsheet that Sings
Released today, Googex* is the world’s first spreadsheet that can sing. In the menu ribbon, a musical note icon invites you the press it. The moment you do, Googex bolts out with a song that can...
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“The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century”
How do we make use of an explosion of information? What skills do we need to manage massive amounts of data? Can we analyze them, create visualizations, and make discoveries? If any of these...
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Nutella “Spread”sheet Analysis
Nutella has recently been a prime target of thefts – from the undergraduate dining halls of Columbia University to a central German town of Bad Hersfeld, where 5 tons of this hazelnut spread was...
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How to Create an Online Game in 5 steps
Did you know you can create an interactive online Tic Tac Toe game in 5 steps? Google spreadsheets makes this possible! Two beautiful features of a Google spreadsheet are 1) it is online-based, so...
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How to Create Charts in Google Spreadsheets
Charts are everywhere – books, newspaper articles, magazines, ads, and even TV shows [Click here for a video clip of How I Met Your Mother]. Valuable, practical, and fun, charts enable us to visualize...
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Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio in Spreadsheets
What do sunflowers, shells, honeybees, the Parthenon, and human arm length measurements have in common? All reflect a remarkable pattern of numbers. Now just where does this intriguing sequence of...
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How to Schedule a Tennis Tournament
We feel inspired after watching amazing tennis matches, especially from the Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. After witnessing these matches, we feel the...
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My Life in a Tree Map
How does my life compare to the average American’s? What does my ideal day look like? With data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Google spreadsheets, and problem-solving skills, let’s conduct...
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Splitting Group Costs with Spreadsheets
After a beach outing, ski trip, or joint roommate purchase, we just might need to split shared expenses among a group. A spreadsheet can serve as an efficient and practical tool to do just that! See...
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Predicting a Tennis Pro’s Weight based on Height
With a Grand Slam approaching, let’s talk tennis! If we were to predict a tennis pro’s weight based on his height, where would we begin? How will our understanding of the best-fit line and spreadsheets...
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Play Time! Build a Lottery with Spreadsheets
Play time! How do I create my own lottery or random prize drawing? Of course, you can always list entries on sheets of folded paper, drop them into a hat, and then have a friend reach in to select one....
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Top 3 Spreadsheets You Need (but Never Knew!)
Look no further! Whether you are a traveler, student, teacher, parent, or coach, here are our top 3 spreadsheets that can benefit you. Select any choice below to access both our spreadsheet and video...
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Conditional Probabilities & the Academy Awards
What’s the probability American Hustle wins the 2014 Oscars? Let’s talk Academy Awards, spreadsheets, and conditional probabilities! Probability is all about chance or the likelihood of the occurrence...
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Bayes’ Rule, Oscars, & Golden Globes
Have you heard of Bayes’ Rule? Let’s use an intuitive example to understand an application of this rule. What’s the probability American Hustle wins the Golden Globes given it wins the Oscars? What is...
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The Basketball Bank Shot – visualize it with spreadsheets!
Spreadsheets are at their best when they are helping us solve useful problems. And what could be more useful than getting better at basketball? Perhaps this spreadsheet could help you dominate avoid...
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A Simple Fantasy Football Draft Spreadsheet
Fantasy Football Season is here! It’s that time of the year where we sit down on the couch every Sunday to cheer for our group of superstar mercenaries as they help our team embarrass (avoid...
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What are the chances a Little League baseball player gets to the Major...
It’s that time of the year when Little League World Series coverage heats up on ESPN, and viewers get to see a miniaturized version of baseball played at the highest level. This year has been...
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Fantasy Football Player Combos – an exercise in spreadsheet treasure hunting
In many parts of life, having a combination of two things can lead to better outcomes. Having stocks and bonds means sometimes the stocks do well while at other times the bonds do well, resulting in...
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Use a spreadsheet to check Matthew Berry’s Top 200 Fantasy Football Rankings...
“It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future” - Various Usually, improvement in prediction-making comes in two steps. Step 1: Make a Prediction. Step 2: Evaluate how accurate the...
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