Offered By: IBMSkillsNetwork
Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis
Build essential skills in Excel that data analysts and data scientists use every day in just 5 weeks. No prior experience required.
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Data Analysis
At a Glance
Build essential skills in Excel that data analysts and data scientists use every day in just 5 weeks. No prior experience required.
Excel plays a crucial role in enhancing your ability to make informed decisions (Forbes). Aspiring data professionals, analysts, and scientists who can use Excel for key data analysis tasks are highly productive. This course gives you the solid foundation in Excel for data analysis you need to be of great value to an employer. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required.
During this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience with datasets and spreadsheets, starting with an introduction to Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
You’ll learn how to:
- Load data
- Perform basic data wrangling
- Perform basic cleansing
- Filter
- Sort
- Use pivot tables.
Throughout the course, you’ll get lots of opportunities to apply your knowledge in practice. You’ll complete labs where you’ll manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. Plus, you’ll master cleaning and formatting data efficiently and convert it into pivot tables. By the end of the course, you’ll have a strong foundation in using Excel for data analysis and the skills and knowledge to clean and analyze data effectively.
If you want to build essential skills in Excel that data analysts and data scientists use every day, enroll now and get ready to add new competencies to your resume!
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Data Analysis using Spreadsheets
Module 2: Getting Started Using Excel Spreadsheets
Module 3: Cleaning and Wrangling Data Using Spreadsheets
Module 4: Analyzing Data Using Spreadsheets
Module 5: Final Project
Learning Objectives
- Display working knowledge of Excel for data analysis.
- Employ techniques to import and clean data in Excel.
- Perform basic tasks, including navigation, data entry, and formulas.
- Analyze data using filters, and features such as Sort, Look-up, and pivot tables
Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course
No prior skills recommended
Estimated Effort
11 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Skills You Will Learn
Data Analysis, Data Science, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Table, Spreadsheet
Language
English
Course Code
DA0130EN