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Advanced Excel for Data Analysis

By Chronolearn
27/Jun/2025
0 Students

Course Description

Advanced Excel for Data Analysis is a practical, in-depth course designed to transform your Excel skills from basic to advanced, enabling you to analyze, interpret, and visualize data for strategic decision-making.

With Excel still one of the most widely used tools in business analytics, this course focuses on advanced formulas, data modeling, automation with Power Query, interactive dashboards, and integration with modern BI workflows.

You’ll gain hands-on experience working with real-world datasets and learn how to turn raw data into meaningful insights using Excel’s latest features, including Dynamic Arrays, Power Pivot, Power Query, XLOOKUP, LAMBDA, and Excel’s AI-powered data tools (2025 edition).

Ideal for analysts, managers, finance professionals, marketers, and anyone looking to upgrade their Excel skills for smarter, faster business decisions.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Use advanced Excel functions for data manipulation and business analysis
Automate data cleaning and transformation using Power Query
Build data models and perform multi-table analysis with Power Pivot
Create interactive dashboards with PivotTables, PivotCharts, and slicers
Apply statistical analysis techniques directly in Excel
Use XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, LAMBDA, and dynamic array functions
Perform scenario and what-if analysis using Goal Seek, Data Tables, and Solver
Connect Excel to external data sources (SQL, web, Power BI, cloud-based APIs)
Implement data validation, error handling, and automation techniques
Present data insights clearly with advanced charts and visualization tools
Understand Excel’s role in modern analytics stacks alongside Power BI and Python

Course Curriculum

Advanced Excel Functions & Formulas
- Nested IF, IFS, SWITCH
- INDEX-MATCH vs. VLOOKUP vs. XLOOKUP
- Text, date, and conditional functions
- Dynamic arrays: FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE, SEQUENCE

Data Cleaning & Preparation
- Removing duplicates, splitting text
- Power Query basics: Merging, appending, transforming data
- Cleaning structured/unstructured datasets
- Handling errors and missing values

Data Analysis with PivotTables
- Creating and customizing PivotTables
- PivotCharts and slicers
- Grouping, filtering, and summarizing data
- Calculated fields and advanced summarization

Data Modeling with Power Pivot
- Introduction to Power Pivot and DAX
- Relationships between multiple tables
- Building calculated columns and measures
- Time intelligence functions in DAX

Automation & Scenario Analysis
- Automating tasks with macros (intro to VBA)
- What-if analysis tools: Goal Seek, Solver, Data Tables
- Forecasting trends and using Excel AI insights

Advanced Visualization Techniques
- Custom charts (Waterfall, Combo, Gantt, Sparklines)
- Conditional formatting with formulas
- Interactive dashboards with slicers, timelines, and linked visuals
- Best practices in data storytelling and report design

Excel Integration with Other Tools
- Connecting Excel to SQL, SharePoint, and APIs
- Exporting/visualizing data with Power BI
- Using Excel as part of the modern data ecosystem
- Collaboration in Microsoft 365 (Teams, OneDrive, Excel online)

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