```excel
[Sheet1: Variables]
A1: Variable
B1: Description
A2: track_name
B2: The title of the track (e.g., "All The Stars (with SZA)").
A3: artist
B3: The name of the artist or band (e.g., "Kendrick Lamar").
A4: album
B4: The album containing the track (e.g., "Black Panther The Album").
A5: release_date
B5: The date the track was released (format: YYYY-MM-DD, e.g., "2018-02-09").
A6: popularity
B6: Spotify popularity score (0–100, higher means more popular, e.g., 95).
A7: spotify_url
B7: URL linking to the track on Spotify (e.g., "https://open.spotify.com/...").
A8: id
B8: Unique identifier for the track on Spotify (e.g., "3GCdLUSnKSMJhs4Tj6CV3s").
A9: duration_min
B9: Duration of the track in minutes (e.g., 3.8697666666667).
[Sheet2: Objectives]
A1: Objective
B1: Statement
C1: Excel Formula
A2: 1. Analyze the popularity of tracks by artist and release period.
B2: Count the number of tracks by a specific artist with popularity above 80.
C2: =COUNTIFS(Data!B:B, "Kendrick Lamar", Data!E:E, ">80")
A3:
B3: Calculate the average popularity of tracks released after 2020.
C3: =AVERAGEIF(Data!D:D, ">2020-12-31", Data!E:E)
A4: 2. Evaluate track duration trends across albums.
B4: Find the longest track in a specific album.
C4: =INDEX(Data!A:A, MATCH(MAXIFS(Data!H:H, Data!C:C, "Starboy"), Data!H:H, 0))
A5:
B5: Calculate the average track duration for tracks with popularity above 85.
C5: =AVERAGEIF(Data!E:E, ">85", Data!H:H)
A6: 3. Identify release patterns over time.
B6: Count the number of tracks released in a specific year (e.g., 2018).
C6: =COUNTIF(YEAR(Data!D:D), 2018)
A7:
B7: Extract the month of release for a specific track.
C7: =TEXT(VLOOKUP("Blinding Lights", Data!A:E, 4, FALSE), "mmmm")
A8: 4. Assess artist diversity in the top tracks.
B8: List unique artists in the dataset.
C8: =UNIQUE(Data!B:B)
A9:
B9: Count the number of tracks by the top 5 most frequent artists.
C9: =SUM(COUNTIFS(Data!B:B, {"The Weeknd","Justin Bieber","Taylor Swift","Shawn
Mendes","Imagine Dragons"}))
A10: 5. Explore track characteristics for playlist curation.
B10: Identify tracks with duration less than 3 minutes and popularity above 90.
C10: =FILTER(Data!A:A, (Data!H:H<3)*(Data!E:E>90))
A11:
B11: Concatenate track and artist names for tracks released in 2023.
C11: =TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE, IF(YEAR(Data!D:D)=2023, Data!A:A & " by " & Data!B:B,
""))
```