Michael Alexander is a Microsoft MVP and a veteran consultant. He creates and shares video tutorials with the Microsoft Excel and Access communities via www.datapigtechnologies.com. Mike has written several books on advanced business analysis, including Microsoft Access 2007 Data Analysis, also from Wiley.

• Introduction xxixPart I Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Access 1Chapter 1 The Case for Data Analysis in Access 3Chapter 2 Access Basics 13Chapter 3 Beyond Select Queries 47Part II Basic Analysis Techniques 87Chapter 4 Transforming Your Data with Access 89Chapter 5 Working with Calculations and Dates 113Chapter 6 Performing Conditional Analysis 141Part III Advanced Analysis Techniques 161Chapter 7 Adding Dimension with Subqueries and Domain Aggregate Functions 163Chapter 8 Running Descriptive Statistics in Access 189Chapter 9 Scheduling and Running Batch Analysis 209Chapter 10 Leveraging VBA to Enhance Data Analysis 243Part IV Reports, Dashboards, and Visualization in Access 267Chapter 11 Presenting Data with Access Reports 269Chapter 12 Using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Access 291Chapter 13 Enhancing Queries and Reports with Visualizations 323Part V Advanced Excel and Access Integration Techniques 345Chapter 14 Getting Access Data into Excel 347Chapter 15 Using VBA to Move Data between Excel and Access 365Chapter 16 Exploring Excel and Access Automation 389Chapter 17 Integrating Excel and Access with XML 423Chapter 18 Integrating Excel and Other Office Applications 441Part VI Appendixes 475Appendix A Access VBA Fundamentals 477Appendix B Understanding and Using SQL 489Appendix C Query Performance, Database Corruption, and Other Thoughts 509Appendix D Data Analyst’s Function Reference 521Index 563