Real situations from working spreadsheets — sales targets, commission tiers, messy exports, aged invoices. Numbered in recommended order: start at 1 and work down, or filter to what you need.
3 exercises — Statistical Functions · for Data Analyst
Use the median to describe a set of orders that one huge deal has skewed.
MEDIAN
Pick the right summary statistic for a set with one huge outlier.
AVERAGE · MEDIAN
Compare the second-best and second-worst weeks to get a fairer range.
LARGE · SMALL
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Find the typical order size with MEDIANHarbor Supply — October orders, one outlier | MEDIAN | Beginner | 5 min | 15 pts |
| 44 | Average or median for this data?Conceptual question — no dataset | AVERAGE · MEDIAN | Intermediate | 4 min | 20 pts |
| 58 | Measure the spread, ignoring the extremesHarbor Supply — weekly revenue, one quarter | LARGE · SMALL | Intermediate | 7 min | 25 pts |