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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
    • Free Introduction to Business Analysis
      05m 25s
  • 2. The Basics
    • Free A Recap of Basic Formulas
      12m 42s
    • Free Absolute vs Relative Referencing
      08m 16s
    • Free Exercise 01
      02m 03s
  • 3. Merging and Looking Up Data
    • Free Merging data from different sources
      02m 48s
    • Looking up Information with VLOOKUP (Exact)
      10m 58s
    • Looking up information with VLOOKUP (Approx)
      06m 28s
    • How to use VLOOKUP with data that expands
      10m 01s
    • Using HLOOKUP
      12m 16s
    • Combining VLOOKUP and MATCH
      12m 26s
    • Using INDEX, MATCH and XLOOKUP
      17m 26s
    • Data Validation Lists with Lookups
      08m 30s
    • Exercise 02
      06m 24s
  • 4. Making Better Decisions with IF
    • How to use the IF function
      05m 30s
    • More Examples of the IF Function
      07m 09s
    • Working with Nested Ifs
      06m 36s
    • The IFS function
      08m 47s
    • Error handling with IFERROR and IFNA
      09m 22s
    • Using MAX and MIN instead of the IF function
      11m 26s
    • Using SUMIFS and COUNTIFS
      11m 52s
    • Exercise 03
      01m 32s
  • 5. Preparing Data for Analysis
    • Splitting data using text functions
      16m 14s
    • Using the Flash Fill command
      04m 40s
    • Concatenating data
      09m 04s
    • Standardizing data
      09m 01s
    • Formatting data as a table
      09m 46s
    • Exercise 04
      02m 28s
  • 6. PivotTables
    • An introduction to PivotTables
      03m 16s
    • Creating a PivotTable
      12m 40s
    • Summarizing Data
      13m 53s
    • Calculations in PivotTables
      15m 13s
    • Using Slicers to filter information
      09m 56s
    • Exercise 05
      01m 54s
  • 7. Visualizing Data with Charts
    • Creating a Pivot Chart
      10m 38s
    • Formatting a Pivot Chart
      14m 26s
    • Using Sparklines
      07m 53s
    • A Basic Interactive Dashboard
      14m 46s
    • Exercise 06
      02m 52s
  • 8. Forecasting
    • Forecast Sheets
      07m 18s
    • The Forecast Function
      07m 25s
    • Exercise 07
      01m 35s
  • 9. Additional useful tools in Excel
    • Conditional Formatting
      11m 29s
    • The INDIRECT function
      13m 29s
    • The OFFSET function
      10m 32s
    • Using Histograms
      04m 56s
    • Regression
      06m 41s
    • Exercise 08
      02m 13s
  • 10. WhatIf Analysis
    • Goal Seek
      07m 43s
    • Scenario Manager
      08m 01s
    • Data Tables
      07m 13s
    • Solver
      06m 51s
    • Exercise 09
      01m 42s
  • 11. Course Close
    • Course Close
      00m 45s
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Excel for Business Analysts

  • DURATION: 7.14 hours
  • VIDEOS: 53
  • LEVEL: Intermediate

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

Course Format

This is a video-led, Advanced Microsoft Excel training course. You can preview some videos in the pane above. This course includes practice exercises so you can practice as you learn. This course is designed for PC users and does require a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

This course is also suitable for Office 365 users.

Excel for Business Analysts

The course comes with exercise files and instructor demo files. You will need to download both the Excel for Business Analysts Exercise Files and the Excel for Business Analysts Instructor Demo Files to your PC or Mac (the files are not compatible with a mobile device).

Click on the below to open DropBox in a new browser tab, then click on “Download” in the top right-hand corner. Once downloaded you’ll have access to all the files included.

  • Excel for Business Analysts Exercise Files
  • Excel for Business Analysts Instructor Demo Files

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