

The Data Analysis tools can be accessed in the Data tab. Not only will the Sampling Analysis tool make choosing your winner fair, but also help make your process more efficient and effective, saving you time and money.Data Analysis Plus v9.0 (with VBA 6) Microsoft Excel 97 - 2016 on Windows OS Office 2001 for Mac OS Office 2004 for Mac OS.NOTE: Help file (.CHM) is a stand-alone reference and will not launch from within Excel.NOTE: With Excel 2013 Or Excel 2016, the 'Data Analysis' macros must be disabled to run the 'Data Analysis Plus' macros. The initials and surnames will be displayed as below. Press Enter and copy the formula down to cell H7.ġ1. Select cell H3 and enter the following Vlookup formula: =VLOOKUP(F3,$B$2:$D$18,3,0)ġ0. Press Enter and copy the formula down to cell G7.ĩ. Select cell G3 and enter the following Vlookup formula: =VLOOKUP(F3,$B$2:$D$18,2,0)Ĩ. Use Vlookup to extract the initials and surnames of the competition winners.ħ. The results will be displayed as reflected in the image below.Ħ. Then select or type in the Input Range, Number of Samples and Output Range as below. Select the Data Analysis command as per the screen shot below.Ĥ.

N.B: If the Data Analysis option is not installed, you can install it by following the instructions below: Select the Data tab and Data Analysis as per screen shot below. The screen shot below will be used for this example.ġ. Note: You are welcome to download the sample workbook to practice this exercise. This tool selects a random sample from your range of values (a sample being a portion of the whole range), therefore ensuring that your competition winner has been chosen with integrity. An example of this is the following say your marketing team is running a lucky draw competition and needs your help in selecting a winner by random, you can use the Sampling Analysis tool to ensure that this winner is selected without favour. The Sampling Analysis Tool is great for when you need to randomly select a number from a given range of values. This week’s tip is especially handy when running competitions for your business, so please share it with your promotions and marketing teams.
