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Data Analytics with Microsoft Excel

Unlock the hidden analytical power of the world's most popular spreadsheet software. Go beyond basic sums and learn to use Excel as a robust tool for data cleaning, analysis, and dashboard creation.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who uses Excel and wants to take their skills to a professional level. It is ideal for business analysts, marketers, financial professionals, and anyone who works with data in a corporate environment.

What You Will Learn:

  • Master essential and advanced Excel functions: VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, IF, SUMIFS.

  • Clean and structure messy data using tools like Text to Columns and Flash Fill.

  • Analyze large datasets instantly with PivotTables and PivotCharts.

  • Apply conditional formatting to highlight key trends and outliers.

  • Use data validation to ensure data integrity.

  • Build interactive dashboards that provide at-a-glance insights.

Detailed Course Curriculum

Module 1: Excel Foundations for Analysis

1.1 Best Practices for Structuring Data in Excel.

1.2 Working with Excel Tables for dynamic analysis.

1.3 Sorting and Filtering data effectively.

Module 2: Advanced Formulas and Functions

2.1 Logical Functions: IF, AND, OR, IFS.

2.2 Advanced Lookup: Ditching VLOOKUP for the more powerful INDEX and MATCH.

2.3 Statistical Functions: COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS.

2.4 Text Functions for data cleaning: TRIM, LEFT, RIGHT, FIND.

Module 3: The Power of PivotTables

3.1 Creating a PivotTable from scratch.

3.2 Grouping data by numbers, dates, and custom categories.

3.3 Using Calculated Fields and Items.

3.4 Adding Slicers and Timelines for interactive filtering.

3.5 Visualizing with PivotCharts.

Module 4: Building Dashboards and Visualizations

4.1 Principles of effective dashboard design.

4.2 Creating a variety of charts (Bar, Line, Waterfall, Funnel).

4.3 Using Conditional Formatting to create visual cues.

4.4 Tying it all together into a dynamic dashboard.

Hands-on Project:

Project: Interactive Sales Dashboard.

  • You will be given raw sales data in an Excel file.

  • Your task is to clean the data, analyze it using a PivotTable, and build a fully interactive dashboard that allows a user to filter sales performance by region, product category, and date using slicers.

Prerequisites:

  • Basic computer skills and a general familiarity with the Microsoft Excel interface.

Certification

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