Part IV
Analyzing Data in Microsoft Access

Now that you know how to organize the data into tables and how to use queries to interact with that data, Part IV highlights the tools and functionalities in Access 2019 that can drive more meaningful data analysis. Indeed, using Access for your data analysis needs can help you streamline your analytical processes, increase your productivity, and analyze the larger data sets.

Chapter 11 covers data transformation, providing examples of how to clean and shape raw data into staging areas. Chapter 12 provides in‐depth instruction on how to create and utilize custom calculations in analysis; this chapter also shows you how to work with dates, using them in simple date calculations. Chapter 13 introduces you to some conditional analysis techniques that allow for the addition of business logic into analytical processes. Chapter 14 explores SQL syntax and some of the SQL‐specific queries that can be leveraged to improve analytics. Chapter...