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Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 24 hours
  • Course by Rice University
  • Offered by

About

The use of Excel is widespread in the industry. It is a very powerful data analysis tool and almost all big and small businesses use Excel in their day to day functioning. This is an introductory course in the use of Excel and is designed to give you a working knowledge of Excel with the aim of getting to use it for more advance topics in Business Statistics later. The course is designed keeping in mind two kinds of learners - those who have very little functional knowledge of Excel and those who use Excel regularly but at a peripheral level and wish to enhance their skills. The course takes you from basic operations such as reading data into excel using various data formats, organizing and manipulating data, to some of the more advanced functionality of Excel. All along, Excel functionality is introduced using easy to understand examples which are demonstrated in a way that learners can become comfortable in understanding and applying them. To successfully complete course assignments, students must have access to a Windows version of Microsoft Excel 2010 or later. ________________________________________ WEEK 1 Module 1: Introduction to Spreadsheets In this module, you will be introduced to the use of Excel spreadsheets and various basic data functions of Excel. Topics covered include: - Reading data into Excel using various formats - Basic functions in Excel, arithmetic as well as various logical functions - Formatting rows and columns - Using formulas in Excel and their copy and paste using absolute and relative referencing ________________________________________ WEEK 2 Module 2: Spreadsheet Functions to Organize Data This module introduces various Excel functions to organize and query data. Learners are introduced to the IF, nested IF, VLOOKUP and the HLOOKUP functions of Excel. Topics covered include: - IF and the nested IF functions - VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP - The RANDBETWEEN function ________________________________________ WEEK 3 Module 3: Introduction to Filtering, Pivot Tables, and Charts This module introduces various data filtering capabilities of Excel. You'll learn how to set filters in data to selectively access data. A very powerful data summarizing tool, the Pivot Table, is also explained and we begin to introduce the charting feature of Excel. Topics covered include: - VLOOKUP across worksheets - Data filtering in Excel - Use of Pivot tables with categorical as well as numerical data - Introduction to the charting capability of Excel ________________________________________ WEEK 4 Module 4: Advanced Graphing and Charting This module explores various advanced graphing and charting techniques available in Excel. Starting with various line, bar and pie charts we introduce pivot charts, scatter plots and histograms. You will get to understand these various charts and get to build them on your own. Topics covered include - Line, Bar and Pie charts - Pivot charts - Scatter plots - Histograms

Modules

Introduction

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel
  • Meet the Professor

2 Readings

  • Course FAQs
  • Pre-Course Survey

Lesson 1 - Reading Data into Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reading Data into Excel

1 Videos

  • Reading Data into Excel

4 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx
  • Store Sales (Comma delimited).txt
  • Store Sales (Tab delimited Text).txt
  • Store Sales (Fixed width).txt

Lesson 2 - Basic Data Manipulation in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Basic Data Manipulation in Excel

1 Videos

  • Basic Data Manipulation in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 3 - Arithmetic Manipulation in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Arithmetic Manipulation in Excel

1 Videos

  • Arithmetic Manipulation in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 4 - Basic Functions in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Basic Functions in Excel

1 Videos

  • Basic Functions in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 5 - Functions Using Absolute and Relative References

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Functions Using Absolute and Relative References

1 Videos

  • Functions Using Absolute and Relative References

Lesson 6 - Functions Explained

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Functions Explained

1 Videos

  • Functions Explained

1 Readings

  • Survey results.xlsx

Week 1 Recap

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 1 Recap

Introduction to Spreadsheets Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Introduction to Spreadsheets

Lesson 1 - The “IF” Command in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The "IF" Command in Excel

1 Videos

  • The “IF” Command in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 2 - The “IF” Command in Excel Using Numerical Data

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The “IF” Command in Excel Using Numerical Data

1 Videos

  • The “IF” Command in Excel Using Numerical Data

Lesson 3 - The "Nested IF" Command in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The "Nested IF" Command in Excel

1 Videos

  • The "Nested IF" Command in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 4 - The "VLOOKUP" Function in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The "VLOOKUP" Function in Excel

1 Videos

  • The "VLOOKUP" Function in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 5 - Another "VLOOKUP" Example

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Another "VLOOKUP" Example

1 Videos

  • Another "VLOOKUP" Example

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 6 - The "HLOOKUP" Function in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The "HLOOKUP" Function in Excel

1 Videos

  • The "HLOOKUP" Function in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 7 - Professor 'Know-it-all' Needs Help!

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Professor 'Know-it-all' Needs Help!

1 Videos

  • Professor 'Know-it-all' Needs Help!

1 Readings

  • Student Names.xlsx

Week 2 Recap

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 2 Recap

Spreadsheet Functions to Organize Data Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Spreadsheet Functions to Organize Data

Lesson 1 - Using the “VLOOKUP” Function Across Worksheets

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Using the “VLOOKUP” Function Across Worksheets

1 Videos

  • Using the “VLOOKUP” Function Across Worksheets

1 Readings

  • Summer Olympic medals 1976 to 2016.xlsx

Lesson 2 - Data Filtering in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Data Filtering in Excel

1 Videos

  • Data Filtering in Excel

1 Readings

  • Summer Olympic medals 1976 to 2016.xlsx

Lesson 3 - Use of Pivot Tables in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Use of Pivot Tables in Excel

1 Videos

  • Use of Pivot Tables in Excel

1 Readings

  • Summer Olympic medals 1976 to 2016.xlsx

Lesson 4 - More Pivot Table Options

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • More Pivot Table Options

1 Videos

  • More Pivot Table Options

1 Readings

  • Summer Olympic medals 1976 to 2016.xlsx

Lesson 5 - Application of Pivot Tables to Numeric Data

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Application of Pivot Tables to Numeric Data

1 Videos

  • Application of Pivot Tables to Numeric Data

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 6 - Introduction to Charts in Excel

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Introduction to Charts in Excel

1 Videos

  • Introduction to Charts in Excel

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Week 3 Recap

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Week 3 Recap

Introduction to Filtering, Pivot Tables, and Charts Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Introduction to Filtering, Pivot Tables, and Charts

Lesson 1 - Line Graphs

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Line Graphs

1 Videos

  • Line Graphs

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 2 - Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

1 Videos

  • Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 3 - Pivot Charts

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • Pivot Charts

1 Videos

  • Pivot Charts

1 Readings

  • Store Sales.xlsx

Lesson 4 - Scatter Plots

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Scatter Plots

1 Videos

  • Scatter Plots

1 Readings

  • Height and Weight.xlsx

Lesson 5 - Histograms Part 1

    • 1 Videos
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1 Assignment

  • Histograms Part 1

1 Videos

  • Histograms Part 1

Lesson 6 - Histograms Part 2

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Histograms Part 2

1 Videos

  • Histograms Part 2

1 Readings

  • CEO Salary (small firms).xlsx

Week 4 Recap

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Week 4 Recap

1 Readings

  • End-of-Course Survey

Advanced Graphing and Charting Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Advanced Graphing and Charting

Congratulations

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Congratulations on Completing the Course

Auto Summary

Explore the essentials of Excel with "Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel," a foundational course in Data Science & AI taught by an expert instructor. This course is perfect for beginners and regular users looking to enhance their Excel skills. Over four weeks, you'll learn to read, organize, and analyze data using key Excel functions, including IF statements, VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and advanced charting techniques. Access requires a Windows version of Microsoft Excel 2010 or later. Offered by Coursera, this course ensures a thorough understanding of Excel for practical business applications.

Sharad Borle
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Sharad Borle