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Access Data Analysis Cookbook

Ken Bluttman

A cookbook of practical recipes for solving real-world data analysis problems in Microsoft Access using advanced queries, VBA programming, and specialized calculation techniques.

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What it’s about

This book is not a beginner's guide to Access. Instead, it is a problem-and-solution cookbook for experienced users and developers who want to push Access to its limits for data analysis. It bypasses basic form design and wizards to focus on the real-world grindstone of querying, manipulating, and analyzing data. Through dozens of practical recipes, you will learn new ways to construct sophisticated queries, perform complex financial and statistical calculations, programmatically manage database objects, and seamlessly import and export data between Access and other applications like Excel and SQL Server. If you've ever suspected Access has more power under the hood and want to learn how to apply it to solve challenging business problems, this book provides the direct, actionable solutions you need.

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Who it’s for
An Access user, developer, or data analyst who has mastered the basics but now faces real-world data challenges that standard wizards and simple queries cannot solve. They want to extract more value from their data, automate complex tasks, and perform sophisticated analysis directly within their Access environment.
The problem
Struggling to perform complex calculations, combine data from disparate sources, automate data management, and solve specific business, financial, or statistical problems using only the standard Access toolset. Feeling frustrated and limited by the apparent capabilities of Access, and overwhelmed by the manual effort required to manipulate and analyze data. They suspect there are more powerful methods but don't know what they are or how to use them.
The plan
  1. Master advanced query construction techniques to precisely select and shape your data.
  2. Learn to perform complex calculations and use custom functions directly within your queries.
  3. Automate data management by programmatically creating and manipulating tables, queries, and data.
  4. Integrate Access with other applications and formats for seamless data import and export.
  5. Apply specific recipes to solve real-world business, financial, and statistical problems.
The payoff
Becoming an Access power user, capable of efficiently solving complex data problems. · Automating workflows to save time and reduce errors. · Delivering sophisticated analysis, reports, and financial models directly from Access.

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