Data Visualization in Excel
In an age now driven by "big data", we need to cut through the noise and present key information in a way that can be quickly consumed and acted upon making data visualization an increasingly important skill. Visualizations need to not only present data in an easy to understand and attractive way, but they must also provide context for the data, tell a story, achieving that fine balance between form and function. Excel has many rivals in this space, but it is still an excellent choice, particularly if it's where your data resides.
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In an age now driven by "big data", we need to cut through the noise and present key information in a way that can be quickly consumed and acted upon making data visualization an increasingly important skill. Visualizations need to not only present data in an easy to understand and attractive way, but they must also provide context for the data, tell a story, achieving that fine balance between form and function. Excel has many rivals in this space, but it is still an excellent choice, particularly if it's where your data resides. It offers a wealth of tools for creating visualizations other than charts and the chart options available are constantly increasing and improving, so the newer versions now include waterfall charts, sunburst diagrams and even map charts. But what sets Excel apart is its flexibility, it gives us total creative control over our designs so if needed we could produce our own animated custom chart to tell the right story for our data. Over five weeks we will explore Excel's rich selection of visualization tools using practical case studies as seen through the eyes of Rohan, an environmental analyst. Rohan is required to produce visualizations that will show trends, forecasts, breakdowns and comparisons for a large variety of environmental data sets. As well as utilising the usual chart types he wants to use conditional formats, sparklines, specialised charts and even create his own animated charts and infographics. In some cases, he will also need to prepare the data using pivot tables to drill down and answer very specific questions. We are going to help him achieve all this and present our finished visualizations in attractive reports and dashboards that use tools like slicers and macros for automation and interactivity. These are the topics we will cover: Week 1: Dynamic visualizations with conditional formatting, custom number formatting, sparklines and macros Week 2: Charting techniques for telling the right story Week 3: Creating specialised and custom charts Week 4: Summarising and filtering data with pivot tables and pivot charts Week 5: Creating interactive dashboards in Excel This is the second course in our Specialization on Data Analytics and Visualization. The first course: Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis, covers data preparation and cleaning but also teaches some of the prerequisites for this course like tables and named ranges as well as text, lookup and logical functions. To get the most out of this course we would recommend you do the first course or have experience with these topics. In this course we focus on Data Visualization in Excel, join us for this exciting journey.الوحدات
About the course
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- Course Introduction
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- Welcome to Data Visualization in Excel
- Course goals and weekly learning objectives
- Important information about versions and regions
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- Trend-based conditional formats
- Value-based conditional formats
- Macros for interactive visualizations
- Visualizations with Sparklines and Shapes
- Custom number formats
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- Trend-based conditional formats
- Value-based conditional formats
- Macros for interactive visualizations
- Visualizations with Sparklines and Shapes
- Custom number formats
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- Read me before you start: Quizzes and Navigation
- Download the Week 1 workbooks
- Week 1 Practice Challenge
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- Charting techniques
- Pies and doughnuts
- Line charts and trendlines
- Area charts
- Scatter and bubble charts
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- Charting techniques
- Pies and doughnuts
- Line charts and trendlines
- Area charts
- Scatter and bubble charts
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- Download the Week 2 workbooks
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- Hierarchy charts
- Waterfall and funnel charts
- Geospatial charts
- Custom chart techniques - population charts
- Creative chart techniques - gauge charts
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- Hierarchy charts
- Waterfall and funnel charts
- Geospatial charts
- Custom chart techniques - population charts
- Creative chart techniques - gauge charts
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- Download the Week 3 workbooks
- Week 3 Practice Challenge
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- Summarise data with PivotTables
- Customise PivotTables
- Group and sort pivot data
- Filter pivot data
- Perform calculations in pivots
- PivotCharts and other visualizations
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- Summarise data with PivotTables
- Customise PivotTables
- Group and sort pivot data
- Filter pivot data
- Perform calculations in pivots
- PivotCharts and other visualizations
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- Download the Week 4 workbooks
- Week 4 Practice Challenge
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- Test your skills: Weeks 3 and 4
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- Dashboard planning and layout
- Add charts to a dashboard
- Create responsive infographics
- Slicers for interactive dashboards
- Dashboard drilldowns and protection
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- Dashboard planning and layout
- Add charts to a dashboard
- Create responsive infographics
- Slicers for interactive dashboards
- Dashboard drilldowns and protection
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- Download the Week 5 workbooks
- Week 5 Practice Challenge
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Auto Summary
Unlock the power of data with "Data Visualization in Excel," a five-week course led by expert instructor Rohan, designed for professionals in Data Science & AI. This course dives into Excel's advanced visualization tools, teaching you how to create dynamic visuals, specialized charts, and interactive dashboards using practical case studies. Ideal for those with a background in Excel fundamentals, it offers flexible subscription options including Starter, Professional, and Paid plans. Enhance your data storytelling skills and present compelling reports with this in-depth course. Join now and elevate your data visualization expertise.
Nicky Bull
Dr Prashan S. M. Karunaratne