What is a pivot table?

 

What is a pivot table?

A pivot table is a measurement device that sums up and rearranges selected columns and rows of information in a calculation sheet or data set table to get an ideal report. The device doesn't really change the accounting sheet or data set itself, it basically "pivots" or turns the information to see it according to alternate points of view.

Pivot tables are particularly valuable with a lot of information that would be tedious to calculate by hand. A couple of information processing functions a pivot table can perform include identifying sums, averages, ranges, or outliers. The table then, at that point, organizes this data in a basic, significant format that causes to notice key qualities.

How pivot tables work:-

When users create a pivot table, there are four main components:

1. Columns- When a field is chosen for the column area, only the unique values of the field are listed across the top.
2. Rows- When a field is chosen for the row area, it populates as the first column. Similar to the columns, all row labels are unique values, and duplicates are removed.
3. Values- Each value is kept in a pivot table cell and displays the summarized information. The most common values are sum, average, minimum, and maximum.
4. Filters- Filters apply a calculation or restriction to the entire table.