Complete Introduction to Business Data Analysis
What you'll learn
- Transform Data into INSIGHT and INTELLIGENCE using powerful methods of analysis, techniques and tools
- Learn data analysis using easy to master drag and drop techniques - NO CONFUSING FORMULAS, macros or VBA
- Learn 8 different techniques for DATA ANALYSIS that can be easily implemented in Excel (2010 - Office 365)
- LIFE TIME ACCESS to course materials and practice activities from a BEST SELLING Udemy instructor
- Learn to ask the RIGHT questions of your data using comparison, trend, ranking, variance, pareto and many other techniques
- Learn BEST practices for data analysis and data presentation
- Learn BEST practices for the design and setup of INTERACTIVE dashboards
Requirements
- An understanding of working with data in Excel
- Excel (2010 - Office 365)
- Some examples will require Excel Power Pivot and Power View - which are only available on Windows
- Excel on Mac may not have access to all techniques
Description
Recent reviews:
"Yes the course was absolutely good. Somebody who want to have a quick grasp or learn on more if not most of the key analysis techniques then this the place."
"This course was very knowledgeable for me. Along with data analysis, I have also progressed from beginner to advanced stage in MS Excel. The speciality of this course is that it was a very systematically organized and also consistently progressing through the chapters with hands-on practical experience! I enjoyed this course!"
"Excellent explanation and Practice activity.It was simple, crisp and clear."
In this course you will learn the BEST techniques and tools for turning data into MEANINGFUL analysis using Excel
This course is lead by Ian Littlejohn - an international trainer, consultant and data analyst with over 125 000 enrollments & 100 000 students on Udemy. Ian specializes in teaching data analysis techniques, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Pivot, Microsoft Power BI, Google Data Studio & Amazon Quicksight & his courses average over 4.5 stars out of 5.
**** Life time access to course materials and practice activities. ****
The Complete Introduction to Business Data Analysis teaches you how to apply different methods of data analysis to turn your data into new insight and intelligence.
The ability to ask questions of your data is a powerful competitive advantage, resulting in new income streams, better decision making and improved productivity. A recent McKinsey Consulting report has identified that data analysis is one of the most important skills required in the American economy at the current time.
During the course you will understand why the form of analysis is important and also provide examples of analysis using Excel.
The following methods of analysis are included:
Comparison Analysis
Trend Analysis
Ranking Analysis
Interactive Dashboards
Contribution Analysis
Variance Analysis
Pareto Analysis
Frequency Analysis
Correlations
The Complete Introduction to Business Data Analysis is designed for all business professionals who want to take their ability to turn data into information to the next level. If you are an Excel user then you will want to learn the easy to use techniques that are taught in this course.
This course is presented using Excel in Office 365. However the course is also suitable for:
Excel 2013
Excel 2016
Excel 2019
Please note that this course does not include any complicated formulas, VBA or macros. The course utilizes drag and drop techniques to create the majority of the different data analysis techniques.
Who this course is for:
- All Business people who want to turn data into information
- Excel users who want to take their reporting and analysis to the next level
- Students who want to learn powerful methods of data analysis
Course content
- Preview02:08
- 00:57Introduction to Data Analysis
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- 00:04Download the Training Data Files
Instructor
![Ian Littlejohn](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 31,241 Reviews
- 105,780 Students
- 17 Courses
Ian is a trainer that specializes in Microsoft Excel Business Intelligence tools, Power BI and Google Data Studio.
Ian is an experienced trainer that teaches techniques and tools making it easy for learners to harness the power of Excel PivotTables, PowerPivot, Power Query, Power BI and Google Data Studio.
Ian has been training learners on these powerful technologies for over 10 years making it easy for business users to easily create management reports, develop interactive dashboards and generate new insight and intelligence from business data.
Ian has over 10 years of Management Consulting experience and he brings this knowledge and skills to his training course showing Excel and Google Data Studio users how to easily create sophisticated management reports, perform data analysis and create amazing interactive dashboards without using any complex programming or specialized tools.
Ian has consulted and worked with major organizations in the Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Logistics industries across a number of countries and continents.