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Analyzing Data in Excel
In this course, you'll learn how to discover business insights and perform data analysis using Microsoft Excel.
- Beginner friendly
- 5 hrs
- 5 lessons
- 1 project
- Premium
Course overview
Analyze datasets in Excel using PivotTables, time-series analysis, visualizations, and regression to uncover business insights.
What's inside
5 lessons · 1 project
- 01 57 minVariance Analysis in Excel
Use PivotTables to explain the differences between budgeted and actual figures at varying levels of a hierarchy.
- 02 34 minTrend Analysis in Excel
Work with time-series data to identify trends in housing starts over time and across seasons.
- 03 41 minExploratory Data Analysis in Excel
Summarize and visualize relationships between both categorical and quantitative variables.
- 04 44 minConfirmatory Data Analysis in Excel
Confirm a relationship between an independent and dependent variable using linear regression
- 05 35 minBusiness and Financial Modeling in Excel
Work with accounts receivable data to estimate the effect of various scenarios and strategies on overall profitability.
- 06 32 minGuided Project: Analyzing Retail Sales Project
For this project, we'll take on the role of an analyst for a chain of retail stores to explore sales performance across categories and over time using Excel.
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