Unlock the full potential of Excel for advanced data analysis with this four-week course. Designed for aspiring data analysts and business professionals, you'll master Microsoft's powerful tools: Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power BI. This program will transform your ability to handle, analyze, and visualize large datasets, moving beyond traditional spreadsheet limitations.
Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis
Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis
This course is part of Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization Specialization
Instructors: Nicky Bull
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What you'll learn
Master Power Query to automate data import and transformation
Utilize Power Pivot and DAX for advanced data modeling and analytics
Create interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI
Handle large datasets efficiently, overcoming Excel's traditional limits
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There are 5 modules in this course
Welcome to your journey into Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis! In this introductory module, you'll get a comprehensive overview of how Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power BI will revolutionize your data handling. You will learn to import and transform data efficiently, work with massive datasets, and create compelling interactive reports. This material will orient you to the course's structure and goals. We encourage you to reflect on your learning objectives and share them with your peers to maximize your experience.
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3 readings
Ready to begin your data analysis journey? This module focuses on the crucial first steps: importing and combining data. You'll discover how to leverage Excel's powerful Get and Transform feature, also known as Power Query, to efficiently bring data from various sources into your workbook. Learn the different methods for combining datasets to meet your specific data analysis needs. To get the most out of this module, try importing data from a new source each week.
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9 videos4 readings8 assignments
Welcome to the exciting world of data transformation! Building on your data import skills, this module dives into how you can reshape your data for analysis. You'll learn to pivot data between wide and long formats, group information, and split columns using Power Query's powerful features. These techniques are crucial for preparing your datasets for accurate and insightful analysis. To succeed, practice each transformation step as you learn.
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7 videos4 readings6 assignments
Ever hit Excel's 1 million row limit? This module introduces the powerful Data Model in Excel, allowing you to analyze millions of rows of data, limited only by your computer's memory. You'll learn to define database-like relationships between tables and visualize your data using Power Pivot and advanced cube functions. Master creating dynamic PivotTables from these robust data models. For best results, practice building complex data relationships.
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7 videos3 readings7 assignments
Get ready to elevate your data presentation! In this module, we transition from Excel to Power BI, Microsoft's leading Business Intelligence tool. You'll apply your foundational skills from Power Query and DAX to design and build dynamic, interactive reports and dashboards. Learn to transform raw data into compelling visual stories and share your insights effectively. To master Power BI, experiment with different visualization types for your data.
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7 videos3 readings7 assignments
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It was a good experience of learning on course era which helped me a lot to improve my technical skills and also I would like to learn more courses on course era in future.
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Very nice course. Learnt a lot. The instructors Nicky Bull and Dr Prashan S. M. Karunaratne were good. Helped me to develop my knowledge on excel.Thank YouMahesh Gokhale
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Great explanation of every detail throughout the course. But I thought I'd let you know that there is a typo in the answer for the achieved % target in the Week 2 Practice challenge.
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Frequently asked questions
This course focuses on Power Query and Power Pivot tools available in Microsoft Excel for Windows (Excel 2016 and later), with Office 365 recommended for the best experience.
Power Query is not available for Excel for Mac.
You will gain expertise in Microsoft Excel's Power Query for data transformation, Power Pivot for advanced data modeling and analytics, and Power BI for creating interactive data visualizations and dashboards.
While this course is part of a Data Analytics Specialization, it is designed to build upon foundational Excel skills. Basic familiarity with Excel is recommended, but no advanced data analysis experience is strictly required to start learning these powerful tools.
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