Data management, analysis and Visualization using Advanced Excel
About This Course
By enrolling in an advanced excel course, you will gain a deeper understanding of Excel’s capabilities, allowing you to perform complex data analysis, modeling, and reporting tasks. These skills are highly sought after in the job market. This will significantly improve your efficiency in tasks that involve data management and analysis. You’ll be able to complete tasks more quickly and accurately. additionally, you will be able to create professional and customized reports, dashboards, and charts, which are valuable for presenting data in a clear and visually appealing manner.
Learning Objectives
Efficiently Manipulate Data: Learn advanced data manipulation techniques to clean, transform, and analyze data effectively.
Automate Tasks: Discover how to automate repetitive tasks using macros, and Excel functions.
Enhance Data Visualization: Master advanced charting and graphing capabilities to create insightful visual representations of data.
Perform Complex Analysis: Explore advanced data analysis tools such as PivotTables, Power Query, and Power Pivot for in-depth data analysis.
Collaborate Effectively: Understand Excel's collaboration features, including sharing workbooks and tracking changes.
Improve Efficiency: Increase productivity with keyboard shortcuts and time-saving Excel tips and tricks
Target Audience
- M&E professionals and Data Analysts: Individuals who work with data on a regular basis and want to become proficient in data manipulation and analysis and Visualization using Excel.
- Business Professionals: Managers, analysts, and professionals who use Excel for data analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
- Finance and Accounting Professionals: Accountants, financial analysts, and auditors who need to perform complex financial modeling and analysis in Excel.
- IT Professionals: Those interested in automating tasks and developing Excel-based solutions.
Curriculum
56 Lessons
Data entry screen design
A data entry screen, often referred to as a data input form or user interface, is a graphical interface that allows users to input, edit, or manipulate data into a database, spreadsheet, software application, or system. Data entry screens are designed to make data input more efficient, accurate, and user-friendly.
Data Validation Rules
Data Entry Controls & Drop down Menu
Message Alerts
Data Formatting
IF function
The IF function in Excel is a versatile tool that allows you to perform conditional calculations. Advanced Excel users often employ the IF function in combination with other functions and logical operators to create complex logical tests and calculations
Conditional formatting
Conditional formatting in Excel allows you to apply specific formatting styles to cells or ranges based on certain conditions or criteria. This feature helps you visually highlight data, identify trends, and spot anomalies within your spreadsheet.
Text Management Functions
Text management functions in advanced Excel are essential for manipulating and working with text data within spreadsheets. These functions allow you to extract, combine, split, format, and clean text strings effectively.
Pivot Tables
Pivot tables are a powerful data analysis tool in Excel that allow you to summarize and analyze large datasets quickly and easily. They provide a flexible way to organize and aggregate data, making it easier to extract meaningful insights.
Data Analysis
Data analysis in advanced Excel involves using various tools, functions, and techniques to extract valuable insights from large datasets.
Data Visualization
Data visualization is the graphical representation of data to help people understand and make sense of complex information. It involves the use of visual elements such as charts, graphs, maps, and infographics to convey data trends, patterns, and insights. Effective data visualization can make data more accessible, understandable, and actionable.
Advanced Formulas
Advanced Excel formulas are powerful tools that allow users to perform complex calculations, manipulate data, and automate tasks within Microsoft Excel. These formulas go beyond the basic arithmetic and mathematical functions found in Excel and enable users to analyze and work with data more efficiently.
Dashboard
A dashboard is a visual representation of data that provides a concise and easily understandable overview of key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and other important information. Dashboards are used in various fields and industries to monitor and analyze data in real-time, make informed decisions, and track progress toward goals
Analysis Toolpak
The Analysis ToolPak is an Excel add-in that provides a collection of advanced statistical and data analysis tools. It is designed to help users perform complex calculations and statistical analysis tasks within Microsoft Excel. The Analysis ToolPak offers a wide range of functions and features that are not included in Excel's standard set of functions.
Data Protection and Security
Data protection and security are crucial considerations when working with sensitive or confidential information, whether you're managing personal data, financial records, business information, or any other type of data.
Power Query
Power Query is a powerful data transformation and data preparation tool available in advanced versions of Excel (Excel 2010 and later). It allows you to connect to various data sources, transform data, and load it into Excel for analysis