Excel Functions for HR Data Analysis Using COUNT, COUNTIF, and COUNTIFS to analyze employee demographics by Beatrice Martey
Counting Ethnic Groups 1 COUNTIF Function Count employees by ethnicity 2 Formula Structure =COUNTIF(range,"criteria") 3 Application Count Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Caucasians
Filtering by Multiple Criteria Asian Females in IT COUNTIFS with ethnicity and department criteria Formula Structure =COUNTIFS(range1,"criteria1",range2,"criteria2") Application Count where ethnicity="Asian" AND department="IT"
Calculating Percentages Caucasians in IT COUNTIFS divided by department total Formula =COUNTIFS/COUNT*100 Application Percentage of IT employees who are Caucasian
Gender Distribution Analysis Female Percentage Female count divided by total employees Formula =COUNTIF/COUNT*100 Visualization Present as percentage or pie chart
Geographic Analysis 1 Identify Data Locate residence column 2 Apply COUNTIFS Filter for US residents in IT department 3 Calculate Count where residence="US" AND department="IT"
Complex Filtering Multiple Criteria Combine ethnicity, location, department COUNTIFS Function Three conditions in one formula Result Black US residents in Finance
Excel Function Summary COUNT Total number in a range COUNTIF Count with one condition COUNTIFS Count with multiple conditions Percentage Calculation Count/Total*100