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Python in Excel isn't just for programmers—4 useful things you can do with it right now

Turn Excel into a lightweight data-science tool for cleaning datasets, standardizing dates, visualizing clusters, and ...
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I ignored Python in Excel for years, but now I can't work without it

Python has made using Microsoft Excel much easier than it has ever been, and it isn't very hard to start using it yourself.
IEEE

Federated Discrete Prompt Tuning for Language Models Using Synthetic Examples

Abstract: Effective prompt tuning is critical for using generative AI models, such as large language models (LLMs) and small language models (SLMs), for domain-specific tasks. However, optimizing ...
Microsoft

Automating String Processing in Spreadsheets using Input-Output Examples

The actors behind Flash Fill Sumit acknowledges 5 sets of people in this 5-minute award acceptance talk for his "most influential" POPL 2011 paper, which describes the technology behind the popular ...
JournalofAccountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

Q. I use Excel to do traditional linear forecasting, but I would like to upgrade to exponential smoothing for more accurate forecasts. Is there a way to do this in Excel? A. Accurate forecasting is ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using 3 Excel View tools to manage large spreadsheets

Q. I work with large spreadsheets. These spreadsheets have hundreds or even thousands of rows and often 10 or more columns. It’s so much to process that I become confused and make mistakes. Does Excel ...