DOC: Add Comparison with Excel documentation
State: closed

closes #22993 

Could someone give me more suggestions of Excel functions that are used often?


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# [Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042?src=pr&el=h1) Report
> Merging [#23042](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042?src=pr&el=desc) into [master](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/commit/1a61e2603c82dca42541a09eef230684db71f5f2?src=pr&el=desc) will **increase** coverage by `<.01%`.
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##           master   #23042      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage   92.19%   92.19%   +<.01%     
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  Files         169      169              
  Lines       50911    50873      -38     
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- Hits        46939    46904      -35     
+ Misses       3972     3969       -3
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| Flag | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| #multiple | `90.61% <ø> (-0.01%)` | :arrow_down: |
| #single | `42.32% <ø> (+0.01%)` | :arrow_up: |

| [Impacted Files](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042?src=pr&el=tree) | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| [pandas/core/arrays/period.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXJyYXlzL3BlcmlvZC5weQ==) | `92.04% <0%> (-0.82%)` | :arrow_down: |
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| [pandas/core/arrays/datetimes.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXJyYXlzL2RhdGV0aW1lcy5weQ==) | `96.82% <0%> (-0.1%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZHR5cGVzL2R0eXBlcy5weQ==) | `95.56% <0%> (-0.03%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/io/pytables.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL3B5dGFibGVzLnB5) | `92.44% <0%> (-0.01%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/io/packers.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL3BhY2tlcnMucHk=) | `88.04% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/dtypes/base.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZHR5cGVzL2Jhc2UucHk=) | `100% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/generic.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZ2VuZXJpYy5weQ==) | `96.65% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/arrays/datetimelike.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXJyYXlzL2RhdGV0aW1lbGlrZS5weQ==) | `95.56% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/indexes/range.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvaW5kZXhlcy9yYW5nZS5weQ==) | `95.73% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| ... and [5 more](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23042/diff?src=pr&el=tree-more) | |

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Closing as stale though definitely would be a nice documentation update. If you'd like to pick it back up please ping