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How to Use Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis 

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Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

900

Mode of learning

Online

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How to Use Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis
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Highlights

  • Duration 2 weeks
  • Weekly study 5 hours
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How to Use Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis
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  • From transport to finance, everyday activities are increasingly leaving digital footprints that are transforming the workplace. Data analytics is the study of this 'big data'.
  • As the world is becoming ever more data-driven, many employers are increasingly searching for people with analytical skills. The global data analytics market is expected to grow by 30% from 2020 to 2023, offering a huge number of employment opportunities. Build your skills in data analytics and Microsoft Excel to find an entry into this thriving industry and create a rewarding and lucrative career.
  • You'll learn how to perform data analysis by creating pivot tables in Microsoft Excel which is one of the most popular features in Excel. You'll see the power of Excel pivots in action and their ability to summarize data in flexible ways, enabling quick exploration of data to produce useful insights from your accumulated data.
  • You'll also learn how Excel formulas can be used to aggregate data to create useful reports across a multitude of business functions. These skills will help you to create dashboards and report hierarchical data. You'll even be able to find anomalies within your data, to prevent mistakes in reporting.
  • Once you've analyzed your data, you'll need to present it to your stakeholders. You'll learn how to create a variety of charts and visualizations so that your data analysis work can make a real impact.
  • As part of this course, you'll have access to a dedicated lab environment with the latest Microsoft Excel application and tools to complete exercises and activities, all powered by CloudSwyft.
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How to Use Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis
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Curriculum

Introduction to Excel Table and Pivot Table Fundamentals

Welcome to the Course!

Introduction to Reporting in Excel

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 1

Excel Tables

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 2

Basic Pivot Tables

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 3

Wrapping up the Week

Reporting, Analysing and Comparing Data in Excel

Dashboards

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 4

Profitability Analysis and Finding Anomalies

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 5

Comparative Data in Pivot Tables

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 6

Reporting Hierarchical Data

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 7

Introduction to Multi-Table Pivot Tables and the Data Model

CloudSwyft Hands-On Lab 8

Wrapping up the Course

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