Who would have thought? December 1 2012 we published our first monthly newsletter. It was only two pages – what a con!! Four years later, the newsletter has ballooned ten-fold to be a 20-page epic with the MD not having aged a day (yeah right – isn’t it time you updated that picture Liam? Ed.).

In probability theory and statistics, the beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0, 1] parametrised by two positive shape parameters, denoted by ? (alpha) and ? (beta), that appear as exponents of the random variable and control the shape of the distribution...

Early December sees us in London for client meetings, presentations on Power BI and Excel Tricks & Tips (5 and 6 December) for Microsoft at the Global Training Camp and possibly taking in the finals of ModelOff as well (we’re still waiting on our invite there…)...

On the final Friday of each month, set an Excel for you to puzzle over for the weekend. On the Monday, we publish one suggested solution. No-one is stating this is the best approach, it’s just the one we selected. If you don’t like it, lump it – or contact us with your preferred solution.

On the final Friday of each month, we’re going to set Excel for you to puzzle over so that you can get your “Excel fix”. Challenge your office colleagues to see who can solve the puzzle quickest. There’s no prizes at this stage, you’re playing for bragging rights only!

As long as our own Liam Bastick remains an Excel Most Valuable Professional (MVP), November means a trip to the hallowed halls of Redmond (Washington State) for five days to go and liaise with the Excel product team about what’s coming in the near future and what’s on the mid-term horizon...

In probability theory and statistics, the beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0, 1] parametrised by two positive shape parameters, denoted by ? (alpha) and ? (beta), that appear as exponents of the random variable and control the shape of the distribution..

In probability theory and statistics, the beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0, 1] parametrised by two positive shape parameters, denoted by ? (alpha) and ? (beta), that appear as exponents of the random...

As the year works its way to a close, we’re trying to finish it off with as much power and energy as we started with...

Welcome back to our regular A to Z of Excel Functions blog. Today we look at the BESSELY function...