Course 10994-B: Data Analysis Fundamentals using Excel

Course Modality

Instructor-led training

Course Level

Intermediate

Course Time

2 Days

Course Language

English

Course Overview

The main purpose of the course is to give students the ability to add analysis capabilities to Excel spreadsheets and to provide students with a foundation to learn about more advanced data analytics with Excel or Power BI.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

- - Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
  - Advanced working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets including formulas.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for anyone who wants to take the data analysis technologies in Excel beyond formulas and add more advanced capabilities such as dashboards, hierarchies, and relationships.

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Skill Covered

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Create an Excel report
Create an Excel table
Create a pivot table and pivot chart
Create a dashboard and analyze data
Create Hierarchies
Create an Excel data model and connect to external data

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Course Curriculum

Module 1

Reporting in Excel

This module explains how to create a report in Excel

Lessons

Filtering and Formatting Data
Charts

Lab : Create an Excel report

Filtering Excel Data
Formatting Excel Data
Create excel Charts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Filter and format data.
Create charts.

Module 2

Excel Tables

This module explains how to create data tables in Excel

Lessons

Excel Data Tables
Summarizing Data
Lab : Create an Excel Table
Create an Excel Table
Summarize Excel Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain what Excel Data tables are.
Sort, filter, and validate data.
Summarize data.
Format summarized data.

Module 3

Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

This module describes pivot tables and pivot charts and how to work with them.

Lessons

Pivot Tables
Pivot Charts
Editing Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

Lab : Importing Data from a CSV File

Creating a Pivot Table
Creating a Pivot Chart
Editing Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe pivot tables and how to create them.
Describe the various elements of a pivot chart.
Edit pivot tables and pivot charts.

Module 4

Dashboards

This module describes Excel dashboards, how to create them and the role in data analysis in Excel pivot tables.

Lessons

Creating a Dashboard
Data Analysis in Excel Pivot Tables

Lab : Create a Dashboard

Arranging Tables and Charts
Slicing Data
Data Analysis

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe a dashboard.
Filter data using a slicer.
Add calculated columns to a dashboard.
Find anomalies.

Module 5

Hierarchies

This module describes hierarchies and time data.

Lessons

Hierarchies
Time Data

Lab : Creating Hierarchies

Create a Hierarchy
Configure Time data
Create an Animated Time Chart

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe hierarchies.
Create levels within a hierarchy.
Explain why time data is different and how to work with it.

Module 6

The Excel Data Model

This module explores the Excel data model and looks at ways of extending it.

Lessons

Using an Excel Data Model
External Data

Lab : Explore an Excel Data Model

Add Multiple Tables
Create Relationships
Add External Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain an Excel Data Model and how to use it.
Import External Data and use it.
Link out to external data.

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