Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft® Excel®

Course Number:            091157

Course Length:              1.5 Hours

Overview:

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.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will analyze and visualize data using Excel and associated tools. You will:

• Perform data analysis fundamentals.
• Visualize data with Excel.
• Analyze data with formulas and functions.
• Analyze data with PivotTables.

Target Student:

This course is designed for students who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Excel and who wish to perform robust and advanced data and statistical analysis with Excel using PivotTables, use tools such as Power Pivot and the Analysis ToolPak to analyze data, and visualize data and insights using advanced visualizations in charts and dashboards in Excel.

Prerequisites:

To ensure success, you should have baseline skill using Excel worksheets, particularly in creating workbooks with formulas and functions. You can obtain this level of knowledge and skill by taking the following or any equivalent Logical Operations course:

• Microsoft® Excel® for Office 365™ (Desktop or Online): Part 1

• Additional workplace experience with Excel is highly recommended.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Data Analysis Fundamentals

Topic A: Introduction to Data Science

Topic B: Create and Modify Tables

Lesson 2: Visualizing Data with Excel

Topic A: Visualize Data with Charts

Lesson 3: Analyzing Data with Formulas and Functions

Topic A: Analyze Data with Formulas and Named Ranges

Topic B: Analyze Data with 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