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The purpose of this exercise is to use the Excel skills you have acquired thus far, and apply them to an analysis of a business scenario, of your choice. This will consist of preparing the groundwork in Excel( importing data, preparing the analysis using tables, charts, graphs, pivot tables, etc.) and preparing a memo to your management, explaining your three separate analysis. This is different than prior iLab assignments, in that there are no specific instructions as to what type of analysis( i. e., Sales / Units / discounts by Country / Rep / Product / Date / Category, etc.) is to be performed. The general requirement is for you to prepare a minimum of three discrete analyses and perform a write-up to management, using the memo format provided. Remember that you are making a professional analysis and presentation, so be sure to give some thought to what you are trying to recommend to management, and why. STEP 1: Import Your Data Into Excel The ultimate goal is to prepare a memo to management, using the Week 6 iLab Memo Template. Before you begin working with Excel, it might be a good idea to take a look at this template, so that you can envision your end results. In this first step you will open Excel and import the data from Week 6 iLab Sales Data. This is a comma delimited file with column headers, and you should be sure to format the " Order Date " as a date type column. Remember to save the file as an Excel workbook, using the naming convention shown above. I don ' t believe there is any reason to perform a spell check, as there are just too many unique names of products in this data. Using a company name of your choice, format this data sheet in a professional looking manner. Given the fact that you have a unit price and quantity, it might help you to create another column to show the gross revenue. STEP 2: Convert Data to a Table Format In this step, create a new worksheet, using a copy of your original data. Convert the data to a table format. You may choose to use this table to begin your analysis, through the use of sorting, filters, subtotals, and so on. If you choose to do so, be sure to include an appropriate page title and sheet name to describe your work.