Data Analysis using Excel

Troubleshooting and Enhancing Professional Workbooks

• Deciphering and correcting functions for data integrity

• Accurately interpreting calculations

• Implementing Names to enhance your workbook model

• Monitoring KPIs using conditional formatting

Analyzing Data with Functions

• Summarizing business data with functions

• Identifying the correct statistical function to aid analysis

• Applying basic financial functions

• Differentiating serial dates and date presentations

• Calculating the number of working days

Controlling calculations and nested formulas

• Interpreting data variations with the IF function

• Streamlining calculations with referencing

• Developing nested functions for multiple conditions

• Capturing information with lookup functions

• Applying techniques to implement and troubleshoot nested calculations

Optimizing Workbook Models with "What-If" Analysis

Planning for contingencies

• Managing variables in worksheets with Scenarios

• Comparing and contrasting different data sets with Scenarios reports

Quantifying variables in a workbook model

• Determining the magnitude of a variable with Goal Seek to achieve an end value

• Calculating the optimum variable values in a worksheet model with Solver

Summarizing Business Information

Organizing workbooks and links

• Arranging multiple workbooks with Workspaces

• Managing external links

Consolidating ranges

• Building 3D formulas to analyze worksheet data

• Summarizing multiple sources of Excel information into one worksheet

Formulating Decisions from Database Information

Distilling data sets for data analysis

• Defining the architecture of an Excel data set

• Managing multiple data sets on a single worksheet with the Table feature

• Extracting unique lists of records from an Excel data set with the Advanced Filter

• Analyzing data sets with filters and aggregation

Interpreting and refining data with PivotTables

• Defining data summaries interactively

• Summarizing data sets with grouping and aggregation

• Comparing related totals dynamically

Visualizing and exploring PivotTable reports

• Filtering details with Report Filters and Slicers

• Presenting PivotTable reports effectively with Pivot Charts

• Examining data patterns with Sparklines

Enhancing Excel Usage with Macros

Automating repetitive tasks

• Simplifying complex tasks and reducing errors

• Bulletproofing routine editing and formatting

• Invoking macros with Form controls