Tip #16: Ask Zia your data-related questions and get powerful insights

Tip #16: Ask Zia your data-related questions and get powerful insights

Zoho Sheet provides a variety of tools and functionalities to help you analyze your data from end to end. But what if you could analyze all your data sets with a single AI-powered tool? Meet Zia, our smart virtual assistant who will answer all your data-related questions with recommended charts, and pivot tables.



From basic calculations to complex analysis

Zia does every sort of data analysis, from simple mathematical calculations to complex data analysis using required formulas, which can also be transferred to your sheet. With Zia as your data analysis partner, you can easily automate your data analysis. 

 

Find data correlations and trends 

Zia can help you find instant and accurate correlations between data, and can generate appropriate formulas. Zia can also help you track trends in your data set and analyze them further with relevant and easy-to-interpret charts. 



Get answers on the go  

With Zia's voice recognition ability, you can get your questions answered efficiently and conveniently in Zoho Sheet mobile apps.
 


Use Zia to quickly break down, summarize, and analyze large chunks of data.
 
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