After cleaning the data, PIVOT TABLES can already be created. This is the most difficult yet exciting part of data management and analysis. Go back to the indicators you selected for data analysis based on the themes you identified earlier on page 31. Focus on these indicators. Do the following steps in both worksheets.
Creating Pivot Tables
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IDMS GUIDEBOOK
1. On the left side of COLUMN A is the SELECT ALL button. Click it to select the entire sheet. 2. Go to the INSERT MENU and select PIVOT TABLE. In other versions of Excel it is in ‘Summarize with Pivot Table’ on the DATA TAB. 3. An option will appear to create a new spreadsheet for the Pivot Table. Click OK. 4. In the new sheet, HEADERS from the selected spreadsheet will appear on the right side of the screen. These are, basically, the indicators/ data gathered from IDMS. 5. HEADERS can be double-clicked or dragged into the FILTERS, COLUMNS, ROWS, and VALUES boxes to view and display IDMS data collection results. Try putting more than one HEADERS or INDICATORS. 6. See also different examples of PIVOT TABLES that can be generated.
