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Guides

Short, practical guides written for beginners. Each one links to the matching tool in the free Super B.A. app.

How to save an Excel sheet as a CSV file

Step-by-step instructions to turn an Excel or Google Sheets table into a CSV file you can load into any analysis tool.

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How to read a simple profit and loss summary

A plain-language guide to revenue, cost, profit and margin, with an example you can follow with a calculator.

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Why did my profit fall? A four-step check

Four simple steps to find the reason profit dropped: compare periods, split revenue from cost, then find the groups that moved.

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GST summary basics for small businesses in India

A beginner explanation of CGST, SGST and IGST, how a simple GST summary is built, and why you should always check current rates.

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Average, median and why one number can mislead

Learn the difference between mean and median and when each is the better summary of your sales.

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Month-over-month vs year-over-year: which to use

When to compare a month with the previous month and when to compare it with the same month last year.

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How to clean sales data before you analyse it

A checklist for duplicates, blanks, dates and numbers typed as text, so your totals can be trusted.

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SQL for beginners: SELECT, SUM and GROUP BY

Four SQL keywords explained with one small example, so you can ask your own questions of a table.

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How to read a candlestick chart

What each candle shows, what the colours mean, and three common shapes, explained for learning only.

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SMA, RSI and MACD in plain words

Three popular chart indicators explained simply, with their limits. Education only, not trading advice.

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Why a trading journal helps and what to record

How keeping a simple record of trades reveals habits such as overtrading, and which columns to keep.

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Position size and risk per trade: the arithmetic

How to work out how many units fit inside a loss you can afford, with a worked example.

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Paper trading: practise with virtual money

What paper trading is, why beginners use it, and how it differs from real trading.

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What a trend line can and cannot tell you

How a straight-line trend works, what the fit score means, and why forecasts are estimates.

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How to group customers by spending

A simple way to sort customers into bigger and smaller groups so you know where to spend your time.

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Share business reports on WhatsApp and PDF with your company name

How to send numbers to a partner and make a PDF with your own letterhead and page numbers.

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