Name: Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis
Brand: Macquarie University
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.8 (1090 reviews)

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About the Course

As data becomes the modern currency, so the ability to analyse the data quickly and accurately has become of paramount importance. Excel with its extraordinarily broad range of features and capabilities is one of the most widely used programs for doing this. In the first course of our Excel Skills for Data Analysis and Visualization Specialization, you will learn the fundamentals of Excel for data analysis. When you have completed the course, you will be able to use a range of Excel tools and functions to clean and prepare data for analysis; automate data analysis with the help of Named Ranges and Tables; and use logical and lookup functions to transform, link and categorise data. This course will enable you to build a strong foundation in the fundamentals, helping you to be more efficient in your day-to-day and developing the necessary skills to work with the more advanced techniques used in later courses. To make the content easy to relate to and to personalize the learning experience, we are going to follow Zara's journey through the course. Who is Zara? Well, she is no-one and everyone. You will find that Zara's trials and tribulations sound familiar, and together with Zara, you will develop your Excel skills along the way — and, importantly, have some fun doing it. The Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization courses are the sequel to one of most successful specializations on Coursera, Excel Skills for Business, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of learners and top ratings. Transform your skills, your confidence, and your opportunities by adding this new set of skills to your repertoire....

Top reviews

Sep 8, 2020

Very well thought out course. Pace is good, examples are spot on, and instruction is great for someone just starting out in data analysis and needing a strong background in the fundamentals.

Jul 18, 2020

Well done. A small thing, though: in the quizzes, the grading could be made more fault-tolerant. Example: an answer such as AND(y,x) instead of AND(x,y) is deemed wrong, which borders on the nasty.

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By Raquel R

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May 30, 2023

I tested the quizzes and assessments in this specialization as well, and even though it's a new course, the quizzes don't work because of versioning and integration problems. To complete the quiz or assessment, it is required to download an Excel spreadsheet, but unexpected characters appear even though I had success previously with their other courses prior to January 2023. I have the latest versions of all software. Very dissapointing, this was my go-to organization for great courses. All I can do is put on my LinkedIn that I viewed and attempted all the material and assessments and that the tests are broken.

By Frankie D 2

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Oct 26, 2021

Terrible breakdown information given with test to close together. I HIGHLY recommend you take a pass on this course. Save your money and locate a different course to take to learn this information. If this information was spread farther out with more "why" to the "how" then this course would be great.

By Laura L

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Oct 25, 2025

I could preview only the introductory part of the course. For all else you have to buy it. Really sneaky and borderline abusive. So absolutely no free content provided. It's okay, but it should have been said in advance so that I don't lose time again.

By Martin R

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Mar 3, 2023

This is a very poor course design. The quizzes and tests are full of errors. I thought it was me but the discussion forums are full of reported issues not resolved.

The explanations of the topics are fine.