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.
7 exercises — Intermediate · for Consultant
Reach the paste-special dialog to drop formulas and keep results.
Clean inconsistent spacing and casing so values can be matched.
Pick the right summary statistic for a set with one huge outlier.
AVERAGE · MEDIAN
Mark a campaign only when it overspends by more than a tolerance.
IF
Guard a division so cancelled lines do not fill the report with errors.
IF
Check whether a salary falls below or above its grade band.
OR · IF
Combine INDEX and MATCH to look up a value without a fixed column number.
INDEX · MATCH
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Paste the numbers, not the formulasNo dataset — this one is about your hands | — | Intermediate | 4 min | 20 pts |
| 41 | Standardise messy codes with TRIM and UPPERHarbor Supply — supplier feed, uncleaned | — | Intermediate | 7 min | 25 pts |
| 44 | Average or median for this data?Conceptual question — no dataset | AVERAGE · MEDIAN | Intermediate | 4 min | 20 pts |
| 47 | Flag campaigns over budget by a marginHarbor Supply — campaign budget versus actual | IF | Intermediate | 8 min | 25 pts |
| 49 | Work out fill rate without a divide errorHarbor Supply — fill rate by line, some cancelled | IF | Intermediate | 8 min | 25 pts |
| 56 | Flag salaries outside their bandHarbor Supply — pay band audit | OR · IF | Intermediate | 8 min | 25 pts |
| 66 | Find a value with INDEX and MATCHHarbor Supply — commission rates by rep | INDEX · MATCH | Intermediate | 10 min | 25 pts |