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Excel Basics for Data Analysis

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Learn how to create data visualizations and dashboards using spreadsheets and analytics tools. This course covers some of the first steps for telling a compelling story with your data using various types of charts and graphs. You'll learn the basics of visualizing data with Excel and IBM Cognos Analytics without having to write any code.

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Language

  • English

Topic

  • Data Analysis

Enrollment Count

  • 413.18K

Skills You Will Learn

  • Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Business Analysis, Data Analysis Software

Offered By

  • IBMSkillsNetwork

Estimated Effort

  • 4 weeks

Platform

  • Coursera

Last Update

  • February 13, 2025
About this course
Spreadsheet tools like Excel are an essential tool for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you a basic working knowledge of Excel and how to use it for analyzing data. 

This course is suitable for those who are interested in pursuing a career in data analysis or data science, as well as anyone looking to use Excel for data analysis in their own domain. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required - all you need is a device with a modern web browser and the ability to create a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no cost. If you have a desktop version of Excel, you can also easily follow along with the course. 
 
Throughout this course, you'll gain valuable experience working with data sets and spreadsheets. We'll start by introducing you to spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and show you how to load data from multiple formats. From there, you'll learn how to perform basic data wrangling and cleansing tasks using functions, and expand your knowledge of data analysis through the use of filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. 
 
There is a strong focus on practice and applied learning in this course. With each lab, you'll have the opportunity to manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. You'll learn how to clean and format your data efficiently, and convert it into a pivot table to make it more organized and readable. The final project will allow you to showcase your newly acquired data analysis skills by working with real data sets and spreadsheets. 
 
By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in using Excel for data analysis. You'll have worked with multiple data sets and spreadsheets, and will have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively clean and analyze data without having to learn any code. So let's get started!

Instructors

Sandip Saha Joy

Cognitive Data Scientist

An aspiring data scientist who enjoys connecting the dots: be it ideas from different disciplines, people from different teams, or applications from different industries. Have an academic background in computing science and strong technical skills in computer vision, machine learning and data science.

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Stephen Ryan

Instructional Designer - SkillUp Technologies

I am an ex-Microsoft Certified Trainer and Systems Engineer who now spends his time providing learning content for online learning platforms. My background is in TCP/IP networks and client and server network operating systems.

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