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Visualizing Data in Excel
In this course, you'll learn how to create informative data visualizations using Excel to help tell your story and make data-driven decisions.
- Beginner friendly
- 5 hrs
- 4 lessons
- 1 project
- Premium
Course overview
Design clear and informative data visualizations in Excel by selecting appropriate chart types and applying visual design principles for your audience.
What's inside
4 lessons · 1 project
- 01 65 minPie, Column, and Histogram Charts
Learn how to create pie, column, and histogram charts, as well as when to use them and how to interpret them.
- 02 96 minLine, Scatter, and Combo Charts
Learn how to create line, scatter, and combo charts, as well as when to use them and how to interpret them.
- 03 32 minDesign for an Audience
Typically, there are two types of data visualizations: exploratory and explanatory. While the previous lessons contained a mixture of the two, this lesson focuses on explanatory data visualizations and how we can improve them.
- 04 25 minGestalt Principles and Pre-Attentive Attributes
In this lesson, we will learn how Gestalt principles, pre-attentive attributes, and accessible colors can improve an audience's comprehension of data visualizations.
- 05 85 minGuided Project: Visualizing the Answer to Stock Questions Using Spreadsheet Charts Project
For this project, you'll step into the shoes of a business analyst to explore historical stock market data using Excel. By applying information design concepts, you'll create compelling visualizations and craft an insightful report - building in-demand skills for communicating data-driven insights.
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