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About the Course

Spreadsheet tools like Excel are an essential tool for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you a basic working knowledge of Excel and how to use it for analyzing data. This course is suitable for those who are interested in pursuing a career in data analysis or data science, as well as anyone looking to use Excel for data analysis in their own domain. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required - all you need is a device with a modern web browser and the ability to create a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no cost. If you have a desktop version of Excel, you can also easily follow along with the course. Throughout this course, you'll gain valuable experience working with data sets and spreadsheets. We'll start by introducing you to spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and show you how to load data from multiple formats. From there, you'll learn how to perform basic data wrangling and cleansing tasks using functions, and expand your knowledge of data analysis through the use of filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. There is a strong focus on practice and applied learning in this course. With each lab, you'll have the opportunity to manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. You'll learn how to clean and format your data efficiently, and convert it into a pivot table to make it more organized and readable. The final project will allow you to showcase your newly acquired data analysis skills by working with real data sets and spreadsheets. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in using Excel for data analysis. You'll have worked with multiple data sets and spreadsheets, and will have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively clean and analyze data without having to learn any code. So let's get started!...

Top reviews

IJ

Jan 8, 2022

it's amazing how the course was designed for beginner,. Modules were easy to follow and Labs were also very clear. I am very happy with the accomplishment but his is only the beginning of a new time.

JR

Sep 26, 2022

Overall this was a refresher for me. I was able to reconnect with some of the Excel functions and can now apply those to my current job. The teachings and exercises I found useful and easy to follow.

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By Malu F

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Oct 31, 2022

Although this course is kind of basic, it helps me a lot to strenght functionalities in excel very useful for our rol as a data analysts.

By MA. C G E

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Mar 6, 2023

This course is a good start for data analysis. I learned a lot since I'm a beginner. The instructor explained the lessons well. Thank you

By Avinash R

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Oct 15, 2022

a great course where we get exposed to new skills

the instructors were great and highly skilled

great course for data science begineers

By Vera O

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Aug 22, 2022

Interesting course...I will encourage anyone who would like to know how to use microsoft excel to take the course. I have learned a lot.

By Adib B

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Jul 31, 2021

Thanks Coursera for providing this condition for all Enthusiasts

Special thanks to IBM for providing this course in the best possible way

By Valeria S

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Sep 7, 2021

This course was built for real learning. I loved the way it was structured to provide knowledge and help students put it into practice.

By Katherine M K

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Jun 26, 2021

A good summary and refresher on pivot tables. I liked learning how to use FLASH FILL and REMOVE ALL DUPLICATES, FIND & REPLACE spacing

By Davinderkaur R

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Aug 22, 2022

The course is v intreasting and v easy to learn new basic things such as short cuts ,and how u can save data and the videos r v good .

By Buyandelger S

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Apr 26, 2022

Great course to learn how to operate on Excel. Regardelss of profession, skills attained from this course would surely come in handy.

By Darshana K N

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Mar 17, 2024

Excellent Course. I have learnt some of the important basic features of excel like trim, flash fill. Good material for data analysts.

By Suraj P

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Nov 29, 2023

The module videos were very easy to follow along, and provides good explanations for the what and why of certain operations in Excel.

By zia a

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May 25, 2023

Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program that can be used for various tasks such as data organization, analysis, and visualization.

By Rita M

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Feb 25, 2023

I love the course, it was super informative. I loved the assignments more than the quizzes because I'm more of a hands-on learner.

By Devin B

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Mar 16, 2023

I really appreciated this course with the labs. They are very helpful with the step-by-step instructions and notes along the way.

By Khanh T

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May 26, 2021

Even though I have been using Excel on a daily basis, there are many new useful functions I could have learned from this program.

By Aaron H

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Apr 12, 2021

Great introduction to Excel for Data Analysis. I use excel on a daily basis, and I still found value from this course. Nice Work!

By Gunjan T

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Nov 23, 2022

It was the get start for excel. they have given the knowlege write from basics and all the reqired knowledge for data analytics.

By Hamed M

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Oct 4, 2022

Although at first I used to think I know every aspects of Excel, I learned many practical technics in this software. Thank you!

By saeid R

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Feb 6, 2023

The course was clear and easy to learn. I believe that the course was useful for someone who needs to find a job in this field.

By Sherita K

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Oct 7, 2022

This was a very informative course. I've been using Excel for years, but never the way we did in this course. I learned a ton!

By Waqar A

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Mar 1, 2022

This was a brilliant course and taught me tons of stuff about data analysis and data cleaning among others. Highly recommended.

By Md A H

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Nov 28, 2021

Great course for data cleaning and data analysis. Its a basic course. As a basics course this is a very helpful. Great work IBM

By Rustambek R

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Jan 31, 2023

Excellent Course. The description of the course matches the reality. I will recommend to everyone who is interested in Excel.

By lan m

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Jun 20, 2022

I wish I could know about Coursera early, this course gives us the opportunity to understand more detail about Data Analysis.

By Eze-Iguh C N

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Oct 26, 2022

The course was well-explained, well-detailed, understandable, and organized. I enjoyed every moment of studying this course.