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Business Analytics using Excel

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8 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.3

41 reviews

Beginner level
No prior experience required
8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Clean, organize, and prepare data using Excel for accurate analysis

  • Apply advanced Excel functions, Pivot Tables, and slicers for powerful data insights.

  • Design interactive dashboards with charts and form controls.

  • Use statistical techniques and Macros to automate and optimize business analytics.

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Assessments

12 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This Business Analytics with Excel course offers a hands-on journey into mastering data analysis, visualization, and automation using Excel. Start by building a foundation in analytics concepts and data preparation techniques like sorting, filtering, and validation. Advance to Excel functions including logical, lookup, and statistical formulas, and work with Pivot Tables and slicers for large dataset analysis. Create interactive dashboards and automate workflows using Macros. Deepen your skills with regression, hypothesis testing, and ANOVA.

To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of Excel and comfort working with spreadsheets. By the end of this course, you will: - Use Excel to analyze data and build dynamic dashboards - Apply statistical analysis techniques for deeper insights - Automate repetitive tasks with Macros to boost productivity Ideal for professionals and beginners aiming to strengthen Excel-based business analytics skills.

This course offers a comprehensive journey through business analytics using Excel. Start with the basics of analytics, then learn to clean and prepare data for analysis. Master Excel functions, Pivot Tables, and interactive dashboards. Explore tools like Goal Seek, Solver, and descriptive statistics. Advance to statistical techniques including regression, ANOVA, and correlation, and automate tasks using Macros for efficient data analysis.

What's included

14 videos1 reading3 assignments

14 videos•Total 25 minutes
  • Course Introduction•3 minutes
  • What Will You Learn?•2 minutes
  • Introduction to Business Analytics•2 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Types of Analytics•2 minutes
  • Areas of Analytics•4 minutes
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Sort and Filter•1 minute
  • Group by and subtotal•2 minutes
  • Text to Column•1 minute
  • Removing Duplicates•2 minutes
  • Data Validation•2 minutes
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • Course Syllabus •10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 78 minutes
  • Assessment for Foundations of Business Analytics •38 minutes
  • Assessment for Introduction to Business Analytics•15 minutes
  • Assessment for Data Cleaning and Preparation•25 minutes

Explore key Excel functions, advanced formatting, and Pivot Tables to analyze and visualize business data.

What's included

38 videos3 assignments

38 videos•Total 57 minutes
  • Introduction•2 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Introduction to Custom Formatting•1 minute
  • Custom Formatting Example•2 minutes
  • Introduction to Conditional Formatting•1 minute
  • Conditional Formatting Example1•2 minutes
  • Conditional Formatting Example2•2 minutes
  • Conditional Formatting Example3•1 minute
  • Logical Functions•4 minutes
  • Lookup and Reference Functions•1 minute
  • Vlookup Function•2 minutes
  • Hlookup Function•1 minute
  • Match Function•3 minutes
  • Index and Offset Function•3 minutes
  • Statistical Functions•0 minutes
  • Sumifs Function•2 minutes
  • Countifs Function•1 minute
  • Percentile and Quartile•2 minutes
  • Stdev, Median and Rank Function•3 minutes
  • Exercise Intro•1 minute
  • Exercise•1 minute
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
  • Introduction•1 minute
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Introdcution to Pivot Tables•1 minute
  • Creating a Pivot Table•3 minutes
  • Grouping in Pivot Tables•0 minutes
  • Grouping in Pivot Table Example 1•2 minutes
  • Grouping in Pivot Table Example 2•2 minutes
  • Custom Calculation•1 minute
  • Calculated Field and Calculated Item•0 minutes
  • Calculated Field Example•1 minute
  • Calculated Item Example•2 minutes
  • Slicer Introduction•1 minute
  • Creating a Slicer•1 minute
  • Exercise Introduction•1 minute
  • Exercise•2 minutes
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
3 assignments•Total 70 minutes
  • Assessment for Excel Functions and Data Analysis•40 minutes
  • Assessment for Formatting, Conditional Formatting, and Important Functions•15 minutes
  • Assessment for Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables•15 minutes

Explore Excel-based dashboards and analytical tools to visualize data and uncover actionable insights.

What's included

33 videos3 assignments

33 videos•Total 66 minutes
  • Introduction•1 minute
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • What is a Dashboard?•1 minute
  • Principles of a Great Dashboard Design•2 minutes
  • How to Create Chart in Excel?•3 minutes
  • Chart Formatting•1 minute
  • Thermometer Chart•4 minutes
  • Pareto Chart•3 minutes
  • Speedometer Chart•1 minute
  • Create a speedometer chart•3 minutes
  • Stacked Column Chart•1 minute
  • Funnel Chart•1 minute
  • Pivot Chart•2 minutes
  • Form Controls in Excel•1 minute
  • Interactive Dashboard With Form Control•4 minutes
  • Chart With Checkbox•5 minutes
  • Chart with combobox•1 minute
  • Chart with Scroll Bar•1 minute
  • Interactive Chart•4 minutes
  • Exercise Introduction•1 minute
  • Exercise 1•1 minute
  • Exercise 2•1 minute
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
  • Introduction•2 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Histogram•5 minutes
  • Solver Add-in•4 minutes
  • Goal Seek•3 minutes
  • Data Table•2 minutes
  • Descriptive Statistics•2 minutes
  • Exercise Introduction•1 minute
  • Exercise•1 minute
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
3 assignments•Total 70 minutes
  • Assessment for Data Visualization & Analytical Tools in Excel•40 minutes
  • Assessment for Dashboarding•15 minutes
  • Assessment for Business Analytics With Excel•15 minutes

Explore statistical methods and Excel automation to streamline analysis and uncover deeper data insights

What's included

25 videos3 assignments

25 videos•Total 48 minutes
  • Introduction•2 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Moving Average•3 minutes
  • Hypothesis Testing•4 minutes
  • Anova•3 minutes
  • Covariance•2 minutes
  • Correlation•4 minutes
  • Regression•5 minutes
  • Multiple Linear Regression•4 minutes
  • Logistic Regression•3 minutes
  • Normal Distribution•6 minutes
  • Exercise 1 - Introduction•1 minute
  • Exercise•1 minute
  • Exercise 2 - Introduction•0 minutes
  • Exercise•1 minute
  • Exercise 3 - Introduction•0 minutes
  • Exercise•1 minute
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
  • Learning Objectives•1 minute
  • Using Macros for Analytics•1 minute
  • Mean of Data Using Macros•1 minute
  • 5-Point Summary Using Macros•2 minutes
  • Correlation Coefficient Using Macros•1 minute
  • Removing Duplicates Using Macros•1 minute
  • Quick Recap•1 minute
3 assignments•Total 70 minutes
  • Assessment for Statistical Analysis & Automation•40 minutes
  • Assessment for Data Analysis Using Statistics•15 minutes
  • Assessment for Using Macros for Analytics•15 minutes

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Reviewed on Jan 4, 2026

This course is useful for starting a journey in data analytics.

Frequently asked questions

Excel is used for data cleaning, analysis, visualization, and reporting. It helps organize large datasets, apply formulas, build dashboards, and generate insights to support business decisions.

Yes, Excel is a foundational tool for business analysts. It’s essential for tasks like data analysis, modeling, and visualization, especially in roles that don’t require advanced analytics platforms.

The top three skills are critical thinking, communication, and data analysis. These help BAs understand business needs, communicate requirements clearly, and support decisions with data-driven insights.

While not always mandatory, SQL is highly valuable for business analysts. It allows access to and analysis of structured data from databases, making it easier to extract insights and support reporting.

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