Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel

Name: Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel
Price: 590.00 USD
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$590.00 USD

Duration
2 Days

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

Organizations that rely on instinct often miss key opportunities. The ones that trust their data? They win more customers, keep them longer, and earn more in the process. In fact, data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times more likely to retain them, and 19 times more likely to be profitable.

This course shows you how to use Microsoft Excel to make sense of data and communicate it clearly. You’ll learn how to organize, clean, and analyze datasets, build dashboards that update with a click, and present insights using tools like PivotTables, Power Pivot, and geospatial charts. For professionals responsible for reporting, forecasting, or decision support, this training delivers practical, real-world skills you can apply right away.

Course Objectives

This course gives you the tools to move beyond rows and columns and start driving decisions with data. You’ll build confidence using Excel to solve real business problems—turning raw data into insight, and insight into action.

Clean and prepare data using tables, formulas, and functions
Analyze trends and patterns with PivotTables and PivotCharts
Build interactive dashboards with slicers and timelines
Use geospatial and statistical tools to deepen your analysis
Model data using Power Pivot and connect multiple sources

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for students who already have foundational knowledge and skills in Excel and who wish to perform robust and advanced data and statistical analysis with Microsoft Excel using PivotTables, use tools such as Power Pivot and the Data Analysis ToolPak to analyze data, and visualize data and insights using advanced visualizations in charts and dashboards in Excel. To ensure success, you should have baseline skill using Microsoft Excel worksheets, particularly in creating workbooks with formulas and function

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What is the Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel course?

It’s a two-day, instructor-led training that teaches professionals how to use Microsoft Excel to analyze, visualize, and communicate data effectively. You’ll go beyond spreadsheets to explore tools like PivotTables, Power Pivot, dashboards, and map charts—building real skills for reporting, performance tracking, and decision support.

Is the Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel course worth it?

Absolutely—if your job involves working with data, reporting on performance, or helping others make sense of information, this course gives you practical, hands-on skills you can use immediately. It’s a fast track to becoming more confident and efficient with Excel, and more valuable to your team or organization.

How will this training help me with building KPI dashboards for monthly team performance reports?

You’ll learn how to build interactive dashboards using PivotTables, charts, slicers, and timelines—tools that make monthly reporting easier, faster, and more consistent. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to automate your process and present KPIs in a format that’s clear and impactful.

What version of Excel is used in this course?

We use a versionless approach to support broader scheduling and maximize availability. The techniques taught apply across Microsoft 365 and recent standalone versions. If your team needs training on a specific version, we can arrange a dedicated session.

Learning Credits: Learning Credits can be purchased well in advance of your training date to avoid having to commit to specific courses or dates. Learning Credits allow you to secure your training budget for an entire year while eliminating the administrative headache of paying for individual classes. They can also be redeemed for a full year from the date of purchase. If you have previously purchased a Learning Credit agreement with New Horizons, you may use a portion of your agreement to pay for this class.

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Course Prerequisites

Excel - Part 1 & 2 or equivalent experience

Agenda

1 – Data Analysis Fundamentals

Introduction to data science
Create and modify tables
Sort and filter datasets

2 – Visualizing Data with Excel

Create charts to represent trends and comparisons
Format and style visualizations for clarity
Apply best practices in chart design

3 – Analyzing Data with Formulas and Functions

Use formulas and named ranges for efficient analysis
Apply logical and lookup functions
Build forms, use data validation, and automate inputs

4 – Analyzing Data with PivotTables

Build PivotTables from raw data
Analyze, filter, and summarize results

5 – Building Dashboards in Excel

Use PivotCharts to visualize dynamic data
Add slicers and timelines for interactivity
Combine visual elements into a dashboard

6 – Geospatial Visualizations

Create map charts to show data by location
Customize and interpret map-based visuals

7 – Performing Statistical Analysis

Use sparklines and trendlines to show patterns
Apply the Data Analysis ToolPak for statistical insights

8 – Getting and Transforming Data

Connect to outside data sources with queries
Clean, combine, and shape raw data for analysis

9 – Modeling Data with Power Pivot

Enable Power Pivot and load data models
Use DAX formulas for advanced calculations
Create relationships between datasets

10 – Presenting Insights with Reports (Optional)

Plan and build formatted Excel reports for stakeholders