Learner Reviews & Feedback for Excel Basics for Data Analysis by IBM

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About the Course

Spreadsheet tools like Excel are an essential tool for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you a basic working knowledge of Excel and how to use it for analyzing data. This course is suitable for those who are interested in pursuing a career in data analysis or data science, as well as anyone looking to use Excel for data analysis in their own domain. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required - all you need is a device with a modern web browser and the ability to create a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no cost. If you have a desktop version of Excel, you can also easily follow along with the course. Throughout this course, you'll gain valuable experience working with data sets and spreadsheets. We'll start by introducing you to spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and show you how to load data from multiple formats. From there, you'll learn how to perform basic data wrangling and cleansing tasks using functions, and expand your knowledge of data analysis through the use of filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. There is a strong focus on practice and applied learning in this course. With each lab, you'll have the opportunity to manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. You'll learn how to clean and format your data efficiently, and convert it into a pivot table to make it more organized and readable. The final project will allow you to showcase your newly acquired data analysis skills by working with real data sets and spreadsheets. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in using Excel for data analysis. You'll have worked with multiple data sets and spreadsheets, and will have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively clean and analyze data without having to learn any code. So let's get started!...

Top reviews

Jan 8, 2022

it's amazing how the course was designed for beginner,. Modules were easy to follow and Labs were also very clear. I am very happy with the accomplishment but his is only the beginning of a new time.

May 30, 2023

Thinking to learn Excel for your Data Analytics Career, then go for it. It's a great course. Do the project and review your peer's assignments which help you in understanding the course even more.

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By Lollo S

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Mar 20, 2024

the explanation of the concepts should be improved a little with more practical examples

By Clive N

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Mar 14, 2025

The course ended sooner than I anticipated. It should go all the way to visualization.

By Abhinav P S

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Jun 4, 2025

for some reason I cannot see my certificate for this course even after completing it

By Dexter G

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Apr 8, 2023

Thank you for the tutorial to help us get started in Excel Basics for Data Analysis!

By Simuzar G

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Jul 18, 2022

Overall very good course, labs are designed to help you practice the skills learned.

By Dalhats L A

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Mar 10, 2025

The overall content is solid, but I wish it mentions a Free Software, Libre Office.

By SHER N

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Apr 24, 2022

this course was amazing for begginer . i have learnt alot form this course . superb

By Malick K

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Apr 27, 2022

The couse is great and gives all the knowledge need to be a proficient excel user.

By Miloš J

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Apr 7, 2025

Good, but I had issues with outdated steps instructions for the pivot table Labs.

By Adarsh W

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Jul 10, 2023

Good course for beginners, could have add more videos on functions and formulas.

By Vikas R

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Sep 2, 2021

THE COURSE IS VERY USEFUL AND GOOD ENOUGH FOR BASIC BUSINESS REPORT PREPARATION

By Abhijeet R T

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Jun 29, 2021

Interesting course on excel basics and its application in real world scenarios.

By shubhender s

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Oct 11, 2022

nice basic course for bigginers , very useful this are here to learn for work

By Hammad M Q

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Feb 23, 2024

Feelings acknowledge able after finishing my life's first course on Coursera.

By Scott T

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Jan 10, 2022

Well presented and the exercises were useful in providing hands on experience

By Girmay T

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Dec 7, 2021

This Couse gives enough hands-on exercise for basic excel for Data analytics.

By VItalijs P

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Sep 10, 2024

Might be more complex Final Assignment - with Lookups, Sumif, Countifs etc

By Fabiola J M B

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Aug 19, 2023

Tiene problemas con la detección de plagio en tareas con resultados iguales

By Abhishek A

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Jul 29, 2022

V lookup and H lookup questions should also be there. Anyways a good course

By Tapan K p

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Jul 3, 2023

The course focuses on practical hands on learning rather than theoretical.

By Vinod K M

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Jun 5, 2023

The course deals with all the fundamentals. It is indeed a good experience

By Rizwan H

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Sep 2, 2021

Very knowledgeable wonderful course for excel beginner and data analysist

By PRATIKSHA S

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May 25, 2021

Filled Excel sheet should be provided for hands on experiment of commands

By kommaddi h k

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Jun 26, 2022

This course thaought me lot of unkown topics.That are usefull in my life

By Victor S

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Dec 18, 2023

Very basic but a necessary foundation for data analysis specialization.