Real-World Excel Project 2: Water quality alert sheet
Scenario
You are a data analyst. A city water department has a problem: test readings are kept in a sheet nobody checks in time. As an environmental data assistant, you are tasked to make a status dashboard that shows readings above the average. Sheet: column A = test_id, B = river, C = ph.
Question
Write the formula in the editor, press Check my answer, then explore the dashboard to answer the client's problem.
Your task
- Read the client's problem
- Press Check my answer
- Use the filter to find the group that needs attention
- Your project is saved and published to your portfolio
Advanced · COUNTIF & SUMIF — question 10 of 30
1. Choose your dataset
Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.
💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)
🌈 In short — no coding words
Altogether: this formula looks at the cells you named and works out one answer.
Dataset & schema
water_tests
The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.
Fields
| A: test_id | B: river | C: ph |
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Vaal | 7 |
| W2 | Orange | 6 |
| W3 | Vaal | 8 |
| W4 | Tugela | 5 |
Environment data only. No other industry's data is used.
$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.Your next steps
Each item turns green when your answer includes it.
- Uses a dashboard
- Uses the sheet's columns B and C