Excel 2 Advanced Data Analysis
Date and Time
Location
Virtual
Details
Lang - Excel 2: Advanced Data Analysis
This is a full day seminar that combines interactive discussions with hands-on Excel computer work.
Date: Saturday, March 4th, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $13.27 + HST ($15 total)
Location: Zoom Virtual Conference
Overview:
This session covers advanced level Excel topics that are required to manage and analyze data. This hands-on course is intended for anyone who uses Excel extensively and who is already comfortable with the skills that were taught in "Excel 1: Core Data Analysis" (Students should have a taken Excel 1 prior to taking this course)
Course Benefits:
- Transforms participants into Excel "Power Users"
- Bridges the gap between academic course work and real-world application
- Prepares students for employment in the business world
- Covers topics included in the training provided by major banks and corporations
- Individualized attention from instructors
- Experiences instructors are seasoned financial professionals
Learning Topics:
- Use Excel's Database functions so that Excel can be used instead of Microsoft Access
- Learn common uses for the Database functions, some of the most underutilized tools in Excel
- Discuss the rationale for using Static Names when building formulas
- Learn to create Dynamic Named Ranges, one of the most powerful concepts in Excel which allows users to automatically update graphs, Lookup functions and Pivot Tables
- Learn to create a Table (previously known as a List) to manage and analyze data
- Use Structured Reference functions to perform powerful calculations on a dataset
- Use some of Excel's more advanced Lookup functions, including the Index function, and learn helpful applications for their use
- Use advanced conditional formatting tools to enhance the caliber of analytical output
- Review Excel's security features, including some lesser-known techniques to protect a spreadsheet
- Use Excel's Data Validation tool to restrict a cell's contents
Register for the course here! Registration is set to close at 11:59 p.m. on March 1st.
For further information, please contact Nicole Drexler at ndrexler@uoguelph.ca
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