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Clean and Format Excel Data for Analysis: Intermediate
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Clean and Format Excel Data for Analysis: Intermediate

Take your Excel skills to the next level with Excel Intermediate.
Created bySimon Sez IT
Last updated 11/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Clean and standardize text data using functions.
  • Split and combine text data using various methods.
  • Format data as a table for improved organization.
  • Import data from various external sources efficiently.
  • Remove blank rows, cells, and duplicates to clean data.
  • Utilize Flashfill and CONCAT for data manipulation and joining.

Course content

1 section14 lectures1h 16m total length
  • Course Introduction5:28
  • WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience2:11
  • DOWNLOAD ME: Course Files0:23
  • DOWNLOAD ME: Exercise Files0:23
  • Importing Data into Excel9:56
  • Removing Blank Rows, Cells and Duplicates5:23
  • Changing Case and Removing Spaces9:04
  • Splitting Data using Text to Columns7:04
  • Splitting Data using Text Functions8:06
  • Splitting or Combining Cell Data Using Flashfill5:01
  • Joining Data using CONCAT7:32
  • Formatting Data as a Table8:36
  • Exercise5:43
  • Course Close1:31
  • Course Quiz

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of Excel.
  • Understanding of basic Excel operations, including data entry, formatting cells, and simple formulas.
  • Access to Microsoft Excel 2021 (or similar versions with Get & Transform tools).

Description

**This course includes downloadable course instructor and exercise files to work with and follow along.**


Welcome to Microsoft Excel Intermediate! This practical course will teach you essential techniques for cleaning and organizing your data, ensuring it's in the correct format for analysis and reporting. Data must often be cleaned before fully utilizing Excel's powerful tools like PivotTables and charts. Explore how to handle messy data, import data from various sources like text files and folders, and clean up issues such as blank rows, duplicates, and inconsistent text formatting.


Understanding these data-cleaning techniques ensures your datasets are structured and ready for deeper analysis. You'll also learn to split and combine text data, adjust case and spaces, and use Excel's advanced functions like CONCAT and Flashfill. With a focus on efficiency, this training will help you save time and ensure accuracy when working with large datasets.


Whether you're just starting or already familiar with Excel, you will be equipped with the skills to handle data more effectively. Join today and take your Excel proficiency to the next level, making your data management tasks more streamlined and error-free.


By the end, you will learn how to:

  • Clean and standardize text data using essential Excel functions.

  • Split and combine text data with various built-in tools.

  • Format and organize data as a table for improved structure.

  • Import data from different external sources efficiently.

  • Remove blank rows, cells, and duplicates to clean data.

  • Utilize Flashfill and CONCAT for data manipulation and joining.


This course includes:

  1. 76 minutes of video tutorials

  2. 11 individual video lectures

  3. Course and Exercise Files to follow along

  4. Certificate of completion

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners to intermediate Excel users familiar with basic Excel functions but want to level up their skills.
  • Data analyst and data professionals who want to improve their Excel data management skills.
  • Anyone looking to improve Excel skills whether for personal use or career growth.