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Data Analysis Essentials Using Excel

Learn to apply the important concepts and techniques of data analysis using Excel.

Created bySymon He
4.7
(83 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Sep 21, 2020
Data Analysis Essentials Using Excel

What You'll Learn

check_circleClean, prepare, and merge diverse datasets.
check_circleApply core functions for data manipulation.
check_circleBuild powerful PivotTables for insights.
check_circleCreate compelling data visualizations.
check_circlePerform key statistical calculations.

About This Course

This course, "Data Analysis Essentials Using Excel", is meticulously designed to transform you into an Excel wizard, capable of extracting profound insights from complex datasets. In today's data-driven world, the ability to analyze information and make informed decisions is paramount, and Excel remains an indispensable, accessible tool for anyone looking to bridge the gap between raw data and actionable business intelligence. You will gain hands-on expertise through practical, real-world scenarios, learning to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data effectively.

Upon completion, you will be proficient in:

  • Mastering the Excel Environment: Efficiently navigate the user interface, employ time-saving keyboard shortcuts, and expertly manage data types, cells, rows, and columns through comprehensive formatting, sorting, and filtering techniques.
  • Unlocking Formula Power: Construct sophisticated calculations using a wide array of functions, including arithmetic, logical, statistical (SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX), conditional (SUMIF, COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF), and specialized text, date, and time manipulations.
  • Streamlining Data Management: Prepare and clean inconsistent datasets, seamlessly combine information from disparate sources using powerful VLOOKUP and INDEX/MATCH functions, and utilize advanced tools for unique list extraction and multi-conditional analysis with D-functions.
  • Generating Actionable Insights: Command PivotTables to summarize, group, filter, and analyze vast amounts of data, leveraging calculated fields and interactive slicers to uncover critical trends. Understand and apply key statistical concepts like mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and correlation.
  • Compelling Data Visualization: Design and interpret a diverse range of charts, including line, bar, column, area, scatter, bubble, Gantt, bullet, and waterfall charts, to communicate your findings with clarity and impact.
  • Applying Skills to Business Challenges: Tackle real-world case studies in startup market analysis, cryptocurrency performance, survey data interpretation, and gaming sales, integrating financial analysis concepts such as CAGR, NPV, and loan amortization.

This course provides the essential skills to confidently turn data into powerful narratives, empowering you to drive smarter decisions.

Your Instructors

Symon He
Symon He

Stanford MBA, Real Estate Expert, Financial Modeling Ninja

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Hey, thank you for considering taking one of my courses. I am a real estate and business consultant based out of Los Angeles CA. I am the co-author of "Airbnb for Dummies", to be released May 2020. I currently help private real estate investors with their acquisitions and deal structuring and advise startup entrepreneurs on their business models and financial forecasts. Previously, I was head of marketing analytics at the Panda Restaurant Group after serving as a senior financial analyst supporting new store underwriting efforts. Before that, I was a global M&A manager for Ingram Micro, a Fortune 80 company. Prior to that, I worked on commercial real estate acquisitions at a private equity real estate fund, covering a wide range of asset classes across the western USA. I am also a cofounder of LearnBNB, a boutique consultancy and education blog specializing in the home-sharing economy. I received dual degrees in Computer Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) and Economics (Summa Cum Laude) from UC Irvine and an MBA from Stanford University.

Travis Chow
Travis Chow

Tech Veteran | University of Chicago MBA My first job at age 21 was building and designing Microsoft Excel formulas and VBA at Microsoft Corporation. I am a seasoned tech veteran from Silicon Valley. I co-founded my first company at age 22 in the Bay Area and have since participated in six successful exits as tech entrepreneur, investor and management. The previous company I sold was for data analytics. Currently, I advise and teach people how to scale businesses digitally and expand into international markets. I hold degrees in Computer Science and studied Financial Mathematics and MBA at the University of Chicago.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

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