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Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel

Technology and the data that it both collects and makes accessible is now interwoven with businesses and lives.

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What you'll learn

Technology and the data that it both collects and makes accessible is now interwoven with businesses and lives. The era of "big data" has exploded due to the rise of cloud computing, which provides an abundance of computational power and storage, enabling organizations of all sorts to capture and store data. Leveraging that data effectively can provide timely insights and competitive advantage.

Prerequisites

To ensure success, you should have baseline skill using Excel worksheets, particularly in creating workbooks with formulas and functions.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Data Analysis Fundamentals

Topic A: Introduction to Data Science

Topic B: Create and Modify Tables

Topic C: Sort and Filter Data

Lesson 2: Visualizing Data with Excel

Topic A: Visualize Data with Charts

Topic B: Modify and Format Charts

Topic C: Apply Best Practices in Chart Design

Lesson 3: Analyzing Data with Formulas and Functions

Topic A: Analyze Data with Formulas and Named Ranges

Topic B: Analyze Data with Functions

Topic C: Implement Data Validation, Forms, and Controls

Topic D: Create Conditional Visualizations with Lookup Functions

Lesson 4: Analyzing Data with PivotTables

Topic A: Create a PivotTable

Topic B: Analyze PivotTable Data

Lesson 5: Presenting Visual Insights with Dashboards in Excel

Topic A: Visualize Data with PivotCharts

Topic B: Filter Data Using Slicers and Timelines

Topic C: Create a Dashboard in Excel

Lesson 6: Creating Geospatial Visualizations with Excel

Topic A: Create Map Charts in Excel

Topic B: Customize Map Charts in Excel

Lesson 7: Performing Statistical Analysis

Topic A: Visualize Trendlines and Sparklines with Excel

Topic B: Analyze Data with the Analysis ToolPak

Lesson 8: Getting and Transforming Data

Topic A: Connect to Data with Queries

Topic B: Clean and Combine Data

Topic C: Shape and Transform Data

Lesson 9: Modeling and Analyzing Data with Power Pivot

Topic A: Install Power Pivot in Excel

Topic B: Create Data Models with Power Pivot

Topic C: Create Power Pivots

Topic D: Perform Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization

Lesson 10: Presenting Insights with Reports

Topic A: Plan a Report

Topic B: Create a Report

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