Excel in the World of Data Analytics
Learn how to conduct data analysis in Excel and get meaningful insights!
Description
Reviews
"A great, easy to follow course which provides all the knowledge you need to confidently use essential Excel functions in the corporate environment. Split into clear sections which makes it very useful to bookmark this course as a guide for future reference" - Sunny Gun
"This course really builds a strong foundation and which in turn makes the more complex excel functions to be easily understood. Coming from 5 years of experiences from professional services back ground and being through various excel training this is by far the most easily understood and value adding I have seen" - Adeel Sharif
"This course started with the very basics and continued to more advanced topics. I was already familiar with Excel but I leaned several new concepts that I can put to use. The instructor was very good." - Disa Lee
"This course is highly recommended! The best data material I have ever seen! This course explains concepts to me in the most entertaining and easy to understand way possible. Thank you!" - Mostafa Ahmad
"Good explanation" - Balwinder Kaur
"I am brand new to Excel for data analytics! This course is providing me with a strong foundation to perform job tasks. Thank you for offering this course!" - Michelle Little
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Join this course and you will work on building a strong skill set in Excel. We will start from the basics to develop a strong foundation, and we will then work through more complex functionalities, step-by-step.
This course covers topics which are used extensively in the job market, ranging from financial consulting to healthcare. Additionally, a lot of the topics in this course are actually used for interview questions for large corporations!
This course will walk you through the structure and user interface in Excel. We will then look at how to utilise a wide range of formulas which can help us analyse data sets. We will then go over at how to manipulate data and operations to create reports which show useful insights and findings. Finally, we will be visualising our results by creating graphs in Excel! This is the standard operation and process used in multiple job industries. We have tailored this course specifically to enhance your career opportunities!
So what are you waiting for? Jump right in and learn about data analysis in Excel!
What You Will Learn!
- The structure of Excel and how to navigate through the user interface
- Entering data and understanding the different data types which can be used
- Mathematical operators and functions such as SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX and AVERAGE
- How to utilise the different cell referencing present in Excel
- Introducing conditions and constraints in formulas by using functions such as IF, OR, AND, SUMIF, COUNTIF and AVERAGEIF
- How to work across multiple worksheets and reference them correctly in formulas
- How to create and modify graphs
- Applying simple and more complex filters on tables
- Naming cells and tables and utilising them in formulas
- How to format cells in a table based on different conditions being met
- Applying string formulas by applying functions such as LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, UPPER, LOWER and CONCAT
- How to make string formulae more dynamic
- Understanding and applying formulas on the date data type
- Carrying out look ups by utilising the VLOOKUP function as well as a combination of the INDEX-MATCH formula combination
- How to utilise pivot tables to create meaningful reports
- Creating pivot charts based on the pivot tables created
- Quizzes to 'test your knowledge' as you progress through the course!
Who Should Attend!
- Students wanting to learn about Excel's application to data analytics
- Beginner Excel users
- Students who want to understand the different formulas and applications present in Excel