Technical and Human Resources Training Courses for Corporate Programs

"This class was definitely one of the most directly applicable courses I have taken during my tenure at this company. VERY useful."

View All Testimonials

Course Title

Analyzing Data using Excel

½-1 day

Audience

 

Intermediate Excel users wishing to explore the functionality of Excel further

 

Outline/Table of Contents

Working with a Database

*      How to set up a database in Excel

*      Sorting

*      Pulling data from another spreadsheet

*      Setting up data validation for dates and values

*      Subtotals in Excel

*      Creating queries & filters

*      Using complex criteria in filters

*      Working with dates, months, weeks and days of the week in Excel

*      Naming Ranges

Using Functions with Data

*      Finding the average, largest, number of items, rank & count

*      Absolute & relative references in formulas

*      Looking up information in tables

*      Using named ranges in formulas

*      Looking up data to use in calculations

*      Combining text & numbers

 

Pivot Tables

*      What are pivot tables used for?

*      Setting up a pivot table

*      Summarizing data using a pivot table

*      Understanding the different regions of a pivot table

*      Understanding the Pivot Panel

*      Performing calculations on pivot tables

*      Using different levels of pivot reporting

*      What happens when data changes?

What-If Analysis

*      Setting up a spreadsheet for data analysis

*      Review of functions and business formulas

*      Performing a  what-if where 1 item varies

*      Money over time problems

*      Setting up a what-if table where 2 items vary

 

 

 

Phone: 972-404-0069   www.beacontraining.com