Course Length: 2-days

Course Overview

This course is designed for students who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Excel and who wish to perform robust and advanced data and statistical analysis with Microsoft Excel using Pivot Tables, use tools such as Power Pivot and the Data Analysis ToolPak to analyze data and visualize data and insights using advanced visualizations in charts and dashboards in Excel. This is an Excel Boot camp that would incorporate most topics covered in the Specialized Excel Courses.

Learn a game-changing way to look at how you communicate with visuals. Move away from putting data on a slide for others to figure out, towards a place where you can communicate specific messages in a compelling fashion.

Prerequisites

Excel Level 1 Foundation

Excel Level 2 Intermediate

Excel - Data Analysis and Forecasting Advanced

Course Outline

Analyzing and Visualizing Data for Business

  • Data Analysis Scenarios
  • Visualize Data with Charts
  • Modify and Format Charts

Analyzing Data with Formulas and Functions

  • Analyze Data with Formulas
  • Analyze Data with Functions
  • Analyze Data with Data Validation, Forms, and Controls

Creating Conditional Visualizations

  • Use Lookup Functions
  • Combine Functions

Creating PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Slicers

  • Create a PivotTable
  • Analyze PivotTable Data
  • Visualize Data with PivotCharts
  • Filter Data Using Slicers

Presenting Data in an Excel Dashboard

  • Dashboard Planning
  • Create a Dashboard in Excel

Performing Statistical Analysis

  • Visualize Trendlines and Sparklines with Excel
  • Install and Activate the Data Analysis ToolPak

Getting and Transforming Data

  • Connect to Data with Queries
  • Clean and Combine
  • Shape and Transform Data

Modeling and Analyzing Data with Power Pivot

  • Install Power Pivot in Excel
  • Create Data Models with Power Pivot
  • Create Power Pivots
  •  Perform Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization

Creating Geospatial Visualizations with Excel

  • Create Map Charts in Excel
  • Format and Customize Map Charts in Excel