How to Aggregate Data Without Code or Pivot Tables

When data processing can’t keep up with you, you lose a lot of valuable ideas.  Discover more in A Radical Guide to Data Analytics Mastery for Spreadsheet Users: alteryx.com/e-book/a-radical-guide-to-data-anal….

Do you type as fast as you think? The descriptive and predictive power of data lies in aggregation — it’s where the secrets are revealed. But when summarizing data in spreadsheets requires the use of pivot tables, you’re living in single-focus mode trying to deliver your results.

Viewing data through a single lens compromises your agility and accuracy in the final phase of analysis. Plus, it prevents you from answering every tough question your boss dreams up. And then there’s the technical difficulty of working with extremely large data sets.

Sometimes your system can’t handle the load when you need to change your parameters, shift positions, or rethink your assumptions—and that’s when the spinning wheel of spreadsheet death hits the screen. 

Manual data summarization will always be limited by the speed of your fingers, the capabilities of your spreadsheet solution, and the power of your computer system. Plus, with manual processes, you’re only able to see a single slice of results at once — not the whole pie. 

When the manual steps of data processing move slower than your brain waves, you can lose a lot of valuable ideas. Meet the Summary Tool in Alteryx. With the Summary Tool you can deliver multiple results and views automatically—allowing you to explore outliers, find patterns, and ask deeper questions as fast as you can think of them. 

It processes data instantaneously at every step along your data journey so that you can see many views at once, speeding your time to impact. No more building pivot tables! Group your data and then perform any number of calculations on any fields you like, including more advanced functions not found in spreadsheets such as financial, numeric, spatial, and behavioral analysis.  

Finally, deliver deep, nuanced insights—insights you trust to be on time and on target. Plus, never again start from scratch. Alteryx shows your work every step of the way. Unleash your big, beautiful mind.  

Ditch the Spreadsheets. Life is Easier with Alteryx. Check out A Radical Guide to Data Analytics Mastery for Spreadsheet Users: alteryx.com/e-book/a-radical-guide-to-data-anal…