Applied Excel Analysis Professional Bootcamp
17 cases studies • Guided, self-paced, experiential learning • Build reference projects • No coding, no add-ins • OpenBadges™ Certificate
This Experiential Learning bootcamp consists of 17 common analysis that can be conducted with Microsoft Excel and internet access. They do not require any programming skills, VBA, macros or coding.
Become an Applied Excel Analysis Professional
No lengthy videos to watch, just practice with realistic data
Acquire in-demand, employable skills. Build your reference projects
Download the Quick Reference Guide and Excel templates
Full lifetime access. PC & Mobile.
How much of Excel do we really use?
What's the market for Excel Data Analysts?
Data analysis is among today’s fastest-growing and sought-after professions as organizations increasingly rely on data to drive their strategic decisions and implement new interventions:
With some raw data, Excel gives you the ability to extract the necessary evidence and valuable insights to define the right strategies and implement the right interventions.
This Certificate as Applied Excel Analysis Professional is designed to provide you with the skills, on-the-job support and reference projects to succeed in your work.
What you will learn and practice
If you're only using the basic Excel fonctions, you're missing out on plenty of features and methods that will benefit your organization. This Experiential Learning Bootcamp allows you to harness the full power of Excel by learning and practicing your analysis skills on realistic data. This course covers 17 common business analysis:
1. The first nine cover tools and templates to conduct a Descriptive Analysis of your data: Pareto, Dispersion, Histograms, Violin Plots, Time-Series, Geo-Mapping and Text Analysis;
2. The next eight cover Common Cost Analysis and Diagnostic Analysis: Cost Benefit Analysis, Net Present Value, Significance Tests, Variance and Causal Analysis.
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Population Pyramids & Violin Plots: Description & Skill Practice
Population Pyramids & Violin Plots: Skill Assessment
Time-Series Analysis: Description & Skill Practice
Time-Series Analysis: Skill Assessment
Quick Check: How Confident Are You?
Geo-Mapping & Density Analysis Description & Skill Practice
Geo-Mapping & Density Analysis: Skill Assessment
Density Maps: Description & Skill Practice
Density Maps: Skill Assessment
Treemaps & Lollipop Graphs: Description & Skill Practice
Treemaps & Lollipop Graphs: Skill Assessment
Simple Text Analysis & Word Clouds: Description & Skill Practice
Text Analysis & Word Clouds Maps: Skill Assessment
Quick Check: Using Checklists and Templates?
Total Cost Analysis & Waterfall Charts: Description & Skill Practice
Total Cost Analysis & Waterfall Charts: Skill Assessment
Net Present Value & Stacked Columns: Description & Skill Practice
Net Present Value & Stacked Columns: Skill Assessment
Cost Benefit Analysis & Slope Graphs: Description & Skill Practice
Cost Benefit Analysis & Slope Graphs: Skill Assessment
Correlations & Scatter Plots: Description & Skill Practice
Correlations & Scatter Plots: Skill Assessment
Quick Check: How Relevant is the Course Content?
Significance Tests (Hypothesis & t-Test): Description & Skill Practice
Significance Tests (Hypothesis & t-Test): Skill Assessment
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): Description & Skill Practice
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA): Skill Assessment
Causal Analysis with Randomized Experiments: Description & Skill Practice
Causal Analysis with Randomized Experiments: Skill Assessment
Exploratory Causal Analysis: Description & Skill Practice
Exploratory Causal Analysis: Skill Assessment
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And what do we believe in?
We are a team of Learning and Performance Improvement Professionals with decades of experience in:
We believe that typical online courses need to change to keep up with business demands:
Retain 75% of what you learn, not 30%
Videos, Readings, Listening to an instructors have learning retention rates below 30%. Practice increases retention to 75%. This bootcamp applies the principle of Guided practice together with Gagne's Nine Events of Instructions:
At the end of this bootcamp, you will be ready to start teaching others.
Each case study consists of (1) The expected Performance Objectives; (2) The Analysis Methodology; (3) An Excel file with the steps and guidance to conduct the analysis. The Practice Tab gives the opportunity to apply what you learnt by conducting your own analysis using realistic data; (4) A Skill Assessment to report and validate the outcome from your practice.
It takes approximately 10 to 20 minutes to complete each module, depending on your Excel-skill level. The first modules are easier, then become more difficult. In some cases like the Hexagon Map or the Text Analysis, the goal is not to recreate all formulas, but to learn how to use the existing templates. This will allow you to generate quick results with minimum efforts. There are 19 modules to complete including the introduction and closing sections. At a pace of 4 to 6 modules per week (1 to 2 hours), you can complete this bootcamp within three weeks.
(1) Anyone who wants to learn to apply data analysis techniques using Excel; (2) Anyone who wants to become good at using Excel for data analysis; (3) Anyone who wants to learn the core concepts of data analysis in Excel; (4) Anyone who wants to learn about PowerPivot, Pivot Charts etc.
While this bootcamp is not a replacement for a full-length statistics course, we will cover some essential concepts of statistics. You should be able to complete this course without any prior knowledge of statistics. Before you start this course, make sure that you are comfortable using the following Excel functions and features: (1) Prepare data with Sort, Filter, Find, Replace; (2) Navigate spreadsheets of more than 1,000 rows; (3) Use basic Excel functions like Average, Median, If, Cell and Number Formatting; (4) Create and configure Pivot tables; (5) Create and format simple charts: we will show you how to get the best of Excel with new chart types; (6) Activate the Data Analysis ToolPak.
If you are New to Excel or not comfortable with common Excel functions , this is not the right course for you. Complete first an "Excel for Beginner" course and cover Excel basic functions and features. If you know how to use the Excel basic functions and have conducted some analysis using pivots and charts, this is the right course for you. If you already have experiences with complex analysis in Excel, this course will expand your skill sets to additional types of analysis and provide you with ready-to-use templates.
You need Microsoft Excel Version 16 or higher (2016 or more recent) and access to internet to complete the analysis. You do NOT need anything else: no API, no plug-Ins, no programming, no macros, no VBA, no additional fees. You can complete the practice sessions with an older version of Excel but some of the formulas and features such as the Excel map will not be available.
The course certificate is issued by Applied Data Analysis using the Badgr platform. Badgr is the home for skills-based digital credentials, stackable learning pathways, and portable learner records. It meets the OpenBadges requirement, the world's leading format for digital badges. This means that the Certificate is verifiable, portable and carries information about skills and achievements.