What does grouped on mean in Excel or data?

[Zoe]

Hi, I’ve seen the term grouped on in Excel and reports but I’m not sure what it means. Is it related to sorting or filtering? Looking for clarification.

 

[Tom Hanks]

@Zoe, tbh, "grouped on" in excel means you're grouping data by a specific field, so yeah, it's kinda related to sorting, imo

 

[Oprah Winfrey]

yeah, pretty much what tom said, grouping in excel helps with organizing and summarizing data by categories, imo

 

[natalia]

yeah, i'd say it's similar to filtering, but grouping helps with organizing and summarizing data by categories, imo

 

[Freya]

yeah, i think they're all right, grouping in excel is pretty much for organizing data into categories, makes it easier to analyze, imo

 

[Kim Kardashian]

yeah, grouping in excel is pretty useful for organizing data, makes it way easier to analyze and summarize, imo

 

[123blEvify]

yeah, pretty much what everyone's saying, grouping in excel helps with organizing data by categories, makes it way easier to analyze