Business Analytics with Excel Skills you will learn

  • Excel analytics functions
  • Excel conditional formatting
  • Pivot tables and slicers
  • Scenario manager tool
  • Solver tool
  • Goal seek tool
  • ANOVA
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Power BI

Who should learn this free Business Analytics course?

  • IT Developers and Testers
  • Data Analysts
  • Junior Data Scientists
  • Analytics Professionals
  • BI and Reporting Professionals
  • Project Managers
  • Students

What you will learn in this free Business Analytics course?

  • Business Analytics with Excel

    • Introduction

      05:12
      • 0.0 Course Introduction
        05:12

    • Lesson 1 : Introduction to Business Analytics

      09:50
      • 1.01 Introduction to Business Analytics
        09:50
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 2 : Data Cleaning and Preparation

      09:56
      • 2.01 Data Cleaning and Preparation
        09:56
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 3 : Formatting, Conditional Formatting and Important Functions

      36:15
      • 3.01 Formatting Conditional Formatting and Important Functions
        36:15
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 4 : Spotlight

      02:12
      • 4.01 Spotlight
        02:12

    • Lesson 5 : Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables

      21:03
      • 5.01 Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables
        21:03
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 6 : Dashboarding

      44:52
      • 6.01 Dashboarding
        44:52
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 7 : Business Analytics with Excel

      21:06
      • 7.01 Business Analytics with Excel
        21:06
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 8 : Spotlight

      01:59
      • 8.01 Spotlight
        01:59

    • Lesson 9 : Data Analysis using Statistics

      40:25
      • 9.01 Data Analysis using Statistics
        40:25
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 10 : Macros for Analytics

      07:26
      • 10.01 Macros for Analytics
        07:26
      • Knowledge check

    • Lesson 11 : Spotlight

      02:12
      • 11.01 Spotlight
        02:12

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About The Course

In this Excel for business analytics course, you'll refine your Microsoft Excel skills with hands-on exercises and practical examples. You'll also get into the fundamentals of business analytics, mastering key concepts like data analysis and statistics.  You’ll apply these principles to real-world scenarios  through interactive lessons, honing your data-driven decision-making abilities. By the end of the business analyst Excel course, you'll have the expertise to confidently apply business analytics techniques, enhancing your proj

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FAQs

  • What is business analytics with Excel?

    Business analytics with Excel involves using Microsoft Excel as a tool to analyze data and derive insights that can inform business decisions. It includes techniques such as data cleaning, formatting, pivot tables, and statistical analysis to extract valuable information from datasets.

  • Is Excel necessary for a business analyst?

    Excel is essential for a business analyst due to its widespread use in data analysis, reporting, and visualization tasks. Proficiency in Excel enables business analysts to  manipulate and analyze data efficiently, create meaningful visualizations, and generate insights to support decision-making processes.

  • Who should take this free Business Analytics with Excel Course?

    This business analytics with Excel course is suitable for anyone interested in learning about data analysis techniques using Excel. It is especially beneficial for professionals in business analysis, finance, marketing, operations, and other fields where data-driven decision-making is crucial.

  • What outcomes can I expect after completing the course?

    After completing the Excel for business analytics, you can expect to gain proficiency in using Excel for business analytics tasks. You will be able to clean and prepare data, perform various types of analysis using Excel functions and pivot tables, create informative dashboards, and automate repetitive tasks using macros. Additionally, you will receive a completion certificate to showcase your newfound skills.

  • How long is the training program and what is the format?

    The business analyst Excel training program consists of approximately 4 hours of self-paced video lessons. Learners can progress through the course at their own pace, accessing the video lessons and course materials at their convenience.

  • How long will I have access to the course materials?

    Learners will have access to the course materials for 90 days upon enrollment. During this period, you can review the video lessons, download supplementary materials, and practice the skills learned in the course.

  • Is certification provided after course completion?

    A completion certificate will be awarded upon completing the business analytics with Excel course. This certificate serves as formal recognition of your participation and completion of the Business Analytics with Excel course.

Learner Review

  • Ishita Pandey

    Ishita Pandey

    I have finally completed a course on Business Analytics with Excel from Skill Up by Simplilearn. The course secured sessions of Dashboarding, Data Analysis using Statistics, Power BI and many more. These learnings would unquestionably help me in my future.

  • Chetna Khera

    Chetna Khera

    Thank you Simplilearn for the well framed questions and perfect content, now I'm ready with some broader perspective and some innovative implementation of business analytics.

  • Dhamendra Kumar

    Dhamendra Kumar

    One more milestone added to my profile by completing Business Analytics with excel which adds weightage to management roles. This course helped me in developing a better understanding of business data to develop a positive attitude towards taking the perfect decision. Thanks to Simplilearn.

  • Nikhil Kumar

    Nikhil Kumar

    It was a great experience to learn Business Analytics with Excel. Thankyou Simplilearn for providing this course.

  • Mohamed Imran

    Mohamed Imran

    True education is not for a mere living but for a meaningful life. I have successfully completed my Business Analytics with Excel course from Simplilearn . I am looking forward to Up Skill myself with the latest technologies through Skill Up.

  • Rajnandini Mandal

    Rajnandini Mandal

    Thanks to Simplilearn apart from the courses on my dashboard they are also providing free courses, that I'm really grateful for, because it has given a deeper understanding in excel

  • Joseph Stanly

    Joseph Stanly

    Trade Marketing Executive , Life Pharmacy

    I have always believed in learning continually. I had a good experience learning the Business Analytics with Excel course.

  • Hassab Hussain

    Hassab Hussain

    The course content was practical-oriented. The templates taught in the course made it easy for me to apply the functions to my actual worksheets.

  • Aritra Duari

    Aritra Duari

    The interactive interface of the exercises in each lesson was amazing. Overall, the course material was good with many examples for better understanding.

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