Introduction to Data Analysis using Excel

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Using pivot tables, you may create versatile data aggregations.
• Pivot charts can be used to visually represent data.
• Calculate margins and other typical ratios using a pivot table computation.
• Slicers in numerous pivot tables can be used to filter data.
• Using formula-based strategies, create aggregate reports.

Syllabus:

1. Learn about Excel tables and what is their advantage over regular ranges.
2. Use a table to filter, sort and see totals.
3. See how calculations can be used to add columns to the existing data in Excel table.
4. Create our first pivot table.
5. Use multiple pivot tables and pivot charts to create our first dashboard.
6. Connect multiple slicers to the pivot tables.
7. Explore in more depth the full power of pivot tables.
8. See how to filter the data shown in the pivot in many ways to achieve interesting subsets of the data.
9. Use calculated fields on top of the pivot table to calculate profitability and find anomalies.
10. Use formulas to aggregate the data as an alternative to pivot tables for more flexible reporting layouts.
11. See how a pivot can use more than one table and introduction to the Excel data table that is described in detail in the more advanced course in these series.