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Advanced Data Analytics with Excel

This Advanced Data Analytics with Excel training course teaches participants how to quickly and accurately gain insights and understand their data in a meaningful way using Excel. Attendees learn how...

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Duration 1 day
Course Code OFC-123
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

Course Description

This Advanced Data Analytics with Excel training course teaches participants how to quickly and accurately gain insights and understand their data in a meaningful way using Excel. Attendees learn how to use Excel's tools for data analysis, including PivotTables, Power Pivot, and Power Query, to import, transform, clean, shape, and analyze data, model relationships, create data visualizations, and more. 

Skills Gained

  • Import data from different data sources, such as Excel, CSV, Web, and SQL Server
  • Transform and clean data using Power Query Editor
  • Perform data modeling, including creating relationships and hierarchies
  • Add calculations, measures, and KPIs using DAX
  • Perform data visualization using sparklines, data bars, table, and PivotTables
  • Use filters and slicers to limit the data displayed on the report
  • Forecast data and use what-if scenarios
  • Use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to ask questions based on your data

Prerequisites

All students must be familiar with Excel and its basic functions.

Training Materials

All Advanced Excel training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

  • Excel 2016, 2019, 365, or later
  • Related lab files that Ascendient Learning will provide
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Course Details

Course Details

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Working with Tables and PivotTables in Excel
    • Configuring filters
    • Adding slicers
    • Configuring time-intelligence slicer
    • Adding conditional formatting to tables
    • Adding sparklines
    • Adding data bars
    • Adding indicators/KPIs
  • Using the Map Visual
    • Categorizing geo-spatial data
    • Add the basic map visual
    • Add the 3-D map visual
  • Working with Q&A/NLP (Natural Language Processing) in Excel 365
    • Querying data using Q&A / NLP
  • Import Data using Power Query in Excel
    • Importing Excel using Power Query
    • Importing CSV using Power Query
    • Importing Web data using Power Query
    • Importing SQL Server data using Power Query
  • Transforming and Cleaning Data using Power Query
    • Remove rows
    • Remove columns
    • Replace values
    • Merge columns
    • Append tables
    • Merge tables
  • Data Profiling using Power Query in Excel
    • Column quality
    • Column distribution
    • Column profile
  • Working with Power Pivot in Excel
    • Connecting to data sources
    • Using DAX to add calculated columns
    • Using DAX to create measures
    • Using DAX to create KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
    • Using DAX to implement time-intelligence
    • Configure relationship between tables
    • Create hierarchies
  • What-if Analysis using Excel
    • Scenarios and variables
    • Using Goal Seek to get a desired result
    • Working with Data Tables
    • Preparing forecasts
  • Conclusion

Schedule

Upcoming Course Dates

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  • Vouchers are non-refundable and non-returnable. Vouchers expire 12 months from the date they are issued unless otherwise specified in the terms and conditions.
  • Voucher expiration dates cannot be extended. The exam must be taken by the expiration date printed on the voucher.

Do Microsoft courses come with post lab access?

Most Microsoft official courses will include post-lab access ranging from 30 to 180 calendar days after instructor led course delivery. A lab training key in class will be provided that can be leveraged to continue connecting to a remote lab environment for the individual course attendee.

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Lunch is normally an hour-long after 3-3.5 hours of the class day.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Microsoft courses are conducted in English unless otherwise specified.

Reviews

Instructor, Training material & span of the training is neatly planned.

Class was very informative, although one lab didnt but will try again later

ExitCertified provided a very organized way to learn and provided materials to follow along.

Very good company. I've done technical trainings at their facility in downtown Montreal in the past and I'Ve always appreciated them.

Topics, material and specially instructor (Graham Godfrey) was beyond my expectations.