Commonly used excel functions in MDA

sum Adds rows/columns in a range

sumif Adds rows/columns which meet specified criteria
min Finds smallest number in a range
max Finds largest number in a range
average Calculates average of given numbers
averageif Calculates average of numbers which meet specified criteria
count Counts non-blank cells in a specified range
countif Counts non-blank cells which meet specified criteria
mode Calculates mode (most frequent number) in a specified range
if Assigns a specified value (or returns a value from a specified function) if specified criteria is met
large Finds largest, second largest..smallest number in a range
exp Exponential transformation of a number
ln Lograthmic (natural) transformation of a number
^ Raise a number to a power
$ When pasting formulas, cell references specified with $ are fixed (doesn't change when pasting)
Excel tools used
Sort Available in data tab. Sorts data
Regression Available in data analysis add-on. Performs regression analysis
Solver Available in data analysis add-on. Performs numerical maximization
Charts Charts can be accessed through insert tab
 MonthlySpending at Department Stores in Australia

David Myer
H/H ID Myer Big W Jones Postcode Total shoppers
1 $0 $0 $822 3010 $822 0
4 $0 $0 $513 3235 $513 0
7 $0 $0 $712 3196 $712 0
8 $0 $50 $512 3163 $562 0
10 $0 $0 $520 3010 $520 0
13 $0 $25 $856 3169 $881 0
14 $0 $200 $266 3008 $466 0
15 $0 $0 $880 3010 $880 0
16 $0 $100 $175 3008 $275 0
17 $0 $100 $205 3169 $305 0
20 $0 $200 $444 3008 $644 0
21 $0 $0 $710 3169 $710 0
22 $0 $60 $222 3235 $282 0
24 $0 $0 $147 3145 $147 0
28 $0 $0 $540 3008 $540 0
29 $0 $296 $902 3088 $1,198 0
30 $0 $358 $0 3235 $358 0
32 $0 $68 $869 3043 $937 0
33 $0 $0 $791 3030 $791 0
36 $0 $0 $606 3030 $606 0
37 $0 $54 $731 3145 $785 0
39 $0 $0 $99 3235 $99 0
41 $0 $35 $19 3145 $54 0
42 $0 $0 $754 3163 $754 0
44 $0 $250 $153 3196 $403 0
45 $0 $0 $838 3163 $838 0
46 $0 $115 $567 3008 $682 0
47 $0 $726 $0 3196 $726 0
49 $0 $0 $246 3010 $246 0
52 $0 $806 $935 3030 $1,741 0
54 $0 $417 $0 3196 $417 0
56 $0 $718 $113 3196 $831 0
59 $0 $0 $312 3088 $312 0
62 $0 $0 $110 3010 $110 0
63 $0 $0 $947 3010 $947 0
64 $0 $0 $414 3145 $414 0
65 $0 $0 $233 3169 $233 0
66 $0 $0 $535 3008 $535 0
68 $0 $1,395 $0 3088 $1,395 0
69 $0 $863 $0 3235 $863 0
71 $0 $0 $123 3030 $123 0
72 $0 $0 $703 3030 $703 0
74 $0 $0 $500 3088 $500 0
75 $0 $0 $635 3235 $635 0
 77 $0 $858 $95 3088 $953 0
78 $0 $391 $0 3196 $391 0
82 $0 $0 $384 3169 $384 0
85 $0 $0 $866 3043 $866 0
91 $0 $1,100 $507 3196 $1,607 0
93 $0 $0 $507 3088 $507 0
94 $0 $1,088 $241 3088 $1,329 0
99 $0 $1,151 $0 3235 $1,151 0
101 $0 $616 $0 3235 $616 0
103 $0 $1,191 $0 3088 $1,191 0
105 $0 $0 $779 3163 $779 0
106 $0 $0 $715 3145 $715 0
108 $0 $593 $785 3196 $1,378 0
110 $0 $357 $664 3145 $1,021 0
112 $0 $0 $419 3235 $419 0
113 $0 $0 $714 3030 $714 0
114 $0 $279 $442 3235 $721 0
115 $0 $0 $393 3145 $393 0
120 $0 $0 $966 3235 $966 0
123 $0 $600 $655 3030 $1,255 0
125 $0 $0 $504 3008 $504 0
129 $0 $0 $58 3145 $58 0
130 $0 $1,152 $0 3088 $1,152 0
131 $0 $0 $827 3010 $827 0
132 $0 $0 $857 3145 $857 0
135 $0 $1,154 $932 3088 $2,086 0
137 $0 $1,078 $0 3235 $1,078 0
139 $0 $0 $337 3235 $337 0
142 $0 $0 $874 3088 $874 0
144 $0 $0 $604 3030 $604 0
146 $0 $776 $0 3196 $776 0
147 $0 $0 $196 3163 $196 0
148 $0 $408 $0 3088 $408 0
149 $0 $1,170 $308 3196 $1,478 0
151 $0 $39 $0 3235 $39 0
154 $0 $488 $703 3196 $1,191 0
155 $0 $0 $372 3169 $372 0
156 $0 $0 $207 3030 $207 0
158 $0 $0 $414 3043 $414 0
159 $0 $0 $473 3008 $473 0
163 $0 $63 $0 3235 $63 0
164 $0 $1,331 $0 3196 $1,331 0
165 $0 $0 $893 3008 $893 0
168 $0 $1,134 $0 3088 $1,134 0
169 $0 $0 $745 3030 $745 0
171 $0 $0 $944 3008 $944 0
173 $0 $0 $889 3169 $889 0
174 $0 $0 $639 3235 $639 0
177 $0 $0 $746 3145 $746 0
179 $0 $0 $536 3043 $536 0
180 $0 $1,244 $0 3235 $1,244 0
182 $0 $1,217 $0 3196 $1,217 0
183 $0 $0 $483 3008 $483 0
185 $0 $0 $205 3163 $205 0
186 $0 $0 $614 3088 $614 0
187 $0 $0 $601 3196 $601 0
189 $0 $0 $759 3169 $759 0
191 $0 $0 $276 3145 $276 0
193 $0 $0 $894 3030 $894 0
194 $0 $205 $0 3196 $205 0
195 $0 $997 $0 3088 $997 0
196 $0 $1,266 $0 3235 $1,266 0
200 $0 $0 $642 3235 $642 0
202 $0 $0 $646 3010 $646 0
204 $0 $0 $773 3169 $773 0
207 $0 $0 $636 3010 $636 0
210 $0 $417 $885 3163 $1,302 0
212 $0 $0 $718 3008 $718 0
214 $0 $0 $331 3169 $331 0
215 $0 $0 $297 3043 $297 0
217 $0 $756 $523 3196 $1,279 0
218 $0 $691 $0 3088 $691 0
223 $0 $591 $0 3088 $591 0
225 $0 $0 $471 3008 $471 0
226 $0 $0 $996 3088 $996 0
227 $0 $0 $484 3010 $484 0
231 $0 $0 $385 3088 $385 0
232 $0 $582 $0 3235 $582 0
233 $0 $0 $554 3030 $554 0
234 $0 $0 $960 3030 $960 0
237 $0 $0 $209 3196 $209 0
241 $0 $0 $428 3163 $428 0
242 $0 $263 $0 3088 $263 0
243 $0 $1,311 $0 3235 $1,311 0
244 $0 $319 $0 3196 $319 0
249 $0 $0 $571 3008 $571 0
250 $0 $369 $0 3235 $369 0
251 $0 $0 $362 3008 $362 0
255 $0 $0 $684 3235 $684 0
256 $0 $0 $930 3008 $930 0
257 $0 $0 $989 3145 $989 0
259 $0 $6 $0 3088 $6 0
260 $0 $0 $648 3008 $648 0
266 $0 $0 $790 3235 $790 0
267 $0 $0 $407 3010 $407 0
272 $0 $0 $156 3145 $156 0
273 $0 $0 $676 3169 $676 0
275 $0 $435 $0 3196 $435 0
277 $0 $0 $892 3145 $892 0
279 $0 $63 $0 3196 $63 0
281 $0 $961 $0 3088 $961 0
283 $0 $0 $348 3008 $348 0
284 $0 $0 $870 3235 $870 0
285 $0 $0 $116 3010 $116 0
286 $0 $0 $791 3163 $791 0
287 $0 $636 $12 3235 $648 0
2 $599 $0 $644 3043 $1,243 1
3 $990 $0 $0 3010 $990 1
5 $112 $0 $572 3145 $684 1
6 $783 $0 $0 3043 $783 1
9 $409 $0 $0 3196 $409 1
11 $645 $0 $0 3163 $645 1
12 $1,169 $0 $0 3010 $1,169 1
18 $855 $0 $0 3008 $855 1
19 $360 $340 $0 3196 $700 1
23 $1,001 $0 $0 3043 $1,001 1
25 $472 $0 $842 3196 $1,314 1
26 $903 $0 $60 3008 $963 1
27 $1,198 $0 $0 3010 $1,198 1
31 $803 $0 $0 3169 $803 1
34 $1,094 $0 $0 3043 $1,094 1
35 $214 $0 $0 3145 $214 1
38 $72 $0 $0 3235 $72 1
40 $687 $0 $0 3235 $687 1
43 $362 $0 $0 3030 $362 1
48 $593 $0 $0 3145 $593 1
50 $413 $0 $0 3010 $413 1
51 $666 $0 $0 3010 $666 1
53 $256 $0 $0 3235 $256 1
55 $460 $591 $0 3235 $1,051 1
57 $306 $0 $0 3030 $306 1
58 $139 $0 $0 3008 $139 1
60 $777 $919 $0 3196 $1,696 1
61 $467 $0 $0 3169 $467 1
67 $1,068 $0 $487 3008 $1,555 1
70 $1,061 $0 $0 3196 $1,061 1
73 $163 $0 $337 3196 $500 1
76 $333 $0 $0 3008 $333 1
79 $1,163 $0 $0 3030 $1,163 1
80 $120 $0 $102 3235 $222 1
81 $1,074 $720 $906 3008 $2,700 1
83 $1,157 $0 $0 3163 $1,157 1
84 $801 $0 $0 3030 $801 1
86 $281 $0 $0 3008 $281 1
 87 $341 $0 $0 3010 $341 1
88 $1,101 $0 $345 3196 $1,446 1
89 $352 $0 $0 3163 $352 1
90 $491 $0 $0 3010 $491 1
92 $994 $0 $784 3196 $1,778 1
95 $4 $0 $408 3008 $412 1
96 $790 $0 $0 3169 $790 1
97 $393 $0 $882 3030 $1,275 1
98 $982 $0 $0 3030 $982 1
100 $759 $433 $750 3196 $1,942 1
102 $1,121 $0 $367 3030 $1,488 1
104 $999 $0 $0 3235 $999 1
107 $318 $605 $386 3196 $1,309 1
109 $460 $0 $279 3163 $739 1
111 $16 $0 $0 3235 $16 1
116 $983 $0 $102 3163 $1,085 1
117 $361 $0 $0 3196 $361 1
118 $3,207 $0 $0 3010 $3,207 1
119 $131 $0 $0 3030 $131 1
121 $348 $0 $0 3043 $348 1
122 $635 $0 $0 3145 $635 1
124 $109 $0 $0 3010 $109 1
126 $400 $100 $0 3030 $500 1
127 $894 $0 $420 3235 $1,314 1
128 $312 $0 $688 3163 $1,000 1
133 $983 $0 $0 3196 $983 1
134 $960 $0 $142 3145 $1,102 1
136 $490 $0 $362 3169 $852 1
138 $257 $0 $779 3088 $1,036 1
140 $900 $0 $840 3030 $1,740 1
141 $567 $0 $542 3088 $1,109 1
143 $482 $0 $0 3088 $482 1
145 $1,037 $0 $606 3008 $1,643 1
150 $3,150 $200 $0 3088 $3,350 1
152 $687 $44 $0 3088 $731 1
153 $902 $307 $920 3088 $2,129 1
157 $41 $0 $0 3196 $41 1
160 $1,032 $173 $0 3235 $1,205 1
161 $1,392 $200 $0 3030 $1,592 1
162 $1,443 $100 $387 3008 $1,930 1
166 $1,221 $183 $0 3008 $1,404 1
167 $410 $0 $0 3030 $410 1
170 $1,607 $0 $0 3008 $1,607 1
172 $549 $0 $0 3196 $549 1
175 $1,030 $0 $0 3030 $1,030 1
176 $662 $0 $0 3043 $662 1
178 $1,087 $0 $0 3008 $1,087 1
181 $681 $0 $298 3030 $979 1
184 $475 $0 $0 3235 $475 1
188 $644 $0 $661 3043 $1,305 1
190 $840 $0 $939 3008 $1,779 1
192 $159 $699 $969 3163 $1,827 1
197 $395 $0 $605 3163 $1,000 1
198 $342 $0 $76 3145 $418 1
199 $626 $0 $0 3088 $626 1
201 $820 $166 $592 3163 $1,578 1
203 $605 $0 $0 3008 $605 1
205 $901 $366 $0 3196 $1,267 1
206 $463 $0 $0 3010 $463 1
208 $825 $0 $975 3163 $1,800 1
209 $1,375 $0 $0 3008 $1,375 1
211 $943 $0 $0 3030 $943 1
213 $738 $0 $818 3145 $1,556 1
216 $243 $290 $0 3163 $533 1
219 $1,155 $230 $0 3169 $1,385 1
220 $1,819 $0 $0 3088 $1,819 1
221 $1,100 $0 $0 3145 $1,100 1
222 $1,069 $0 $774 3010 $1,843 1
224 $520 $188 $0 3235 $708 1
228 $865 $200 $816 3169 $1,881 1
229 $520 $0 $0 3030 $520 1
230 $795 $0 $786 3088 $1,581 1
235 $453 $536 $0 3088 $989 1
236 $5,825 $30 $0 3145 $5,855 1
238 $964 $200 $0 3088 $1,164 1
239 $447 $100 $0 3088 $547 1
240 $2,246 $0 $791 3196 $3,037 1
245 $3,562 $170 $0 3043 $3,732 1
246 $3,534 $280 $0 3163 $3,814 1
247 $407 $0 $575 3145 $982 1
248 $1,590 $45 $0 3163 $1,635 1
252 $381 $560 $0 3043 $941 1
253 $1,175 $400 $0 3043 $1,575 1
254 $2,812 $120 $0 3088 $2,932 1
258 $1,604 $44 $221 3008 $1,869 1
261 $1,710 $156 $0 3169 $1,866 1
262 $462 $0 $0 3043 $462 1
263 $361 $120 $0 3235 $481 1
264 $2,194 $140 $605 3010 $2,939 1
265 $340 $50 $0 3030 $390 1
268 $1,177 $30 $897 3008 $2,104 1
269 $1,129 $330 $0 3235 $1,459 1
270 $1,469 $10 $0 3169 $1,479 1
271 $1,522 $20 $407 3010 $1,949 1
274 $1,269 $50 $266 3169 $1,585 1
276 $1,040 $0 $0 3088 $1,040 1
 278 $995 $20 $0 3088 $1,015 1
280 $903 $0 $175 3030 $1,078 1
282 $1,249 $0 $0 3010 $1,249 1
Solution
1. Avg. monthly spending of household $902
2. a) Average montly spending at Myer $422
2. b) Average montly spending at Big W $163
2. c) Average montly spending at David Jones $317
3.a) No of Customers shopping at Myer 137
3.b) No of Customers shopping at Big W 103
3.c) No of Customers shopping at David Jones 164
5. Avg. monthly spending of Myer customers $1,151.85
6. a) Customers who are most loyal to Myer 115
6. b) Percentage of Myer shoppers who are loyal 83.94%
7. Postcode where most Myer customers come from 3008
No. of. Myer customers who come from that postcode (3008) 18
No. of. customers who come from that postcode (3008) 36
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*As pointed out by one of your peers, there are 2 postcodes that occur the same number of times:
3008
3030