Pivot, Slice, and Serve: The $1 Dashboard Challenge


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Pivot, Slice, and Serve: The $1 Dashboard Challenge

Use the Hank’s Pizza dataset to prove whether the $1 slice can work. Build your best analysis using Excel, AI, or both.

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