Excel for Business Analysts
About this course
Microsoft Excel remains one of the best tools for Data Analysis. In this course, we focus on the specific functions, formulas, and tools that Excel has to help conduct business or data analysis.
We start by looking at how to take raw data and clean it so it’s in a usable format. After that, we look at a number of tools and functions that can be used to conduct analysis before moving onto how to display data in the most meaningful way. Finally, we move onto some more advanced techniques designed to aid forecasting and using existing data to predict future trends.
This course also includes practice exercises so you can immediately put into practice the new data analysis techniques that you learn.
In this course you will learn:
How to merge data from different sources using VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and XLOOKUP
How to use IF, IFS, IFERROR, SUMIF, and COUNTIF to apply logic to your analysis
How to split data using text functions SEARCH, LEFT, RIGHT, MID
How to standardize and clean data ready for analysis
About using the PivotTable function to perform data analysis
How to use slicers to draw out information
How to display your analysis using Pivot Charts
All about forecasting and using the Forecast Sheets
Conducting a Linear Forecast and Forecast Smoothing
How to use Conditional Formatting to highlight areas of your data
All about Histograms and Regression
How to use Goal Seek, Scenario Manager, and Solver to fill data gaps
Set your business up for success
Begin your first step today by selecting the module below and starting the course.
