Learners will apply advanced Excel financial functions, analyze data using conditional logic, and execute dynamic lookup and sorting operations to solve real-world analytical challenges. This course equips professionals with the ability to calculate complex financial metrics, perform multi-criteria summations, build powerful Pivot Table summaries, and retrieve information efficiently using modern functions like SORT and VLOOKUP.

Master Advanced Excel Functions to Analyze & Automate Data

Master Advanced Excel Functions to Analyze & Automate Data
This course is part of Advanced Excel Analytics, Automation & Data Analysis Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA
Access provided by Xavier School of Management, XLRI
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What you'll learn
Apply advanced Excel functions to calculate financial metrics and analyze data using conditional logic.
Use lookup, sorting, and multi-criteria functions to retrieve, organize, and summarize data efficiently.
Build Pivot Tables and dynamic analyses to support reporting, insights, and data-driven decisions.
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There are 2 modules in this course
This module introduces learners to foundational and advanced Excel functions used for financial analysis, conditional summations, and mathematical computations. Through hands-on demonstrations, learners gain the skills to calculate interest payments, perform net present value assessments, apply conditional summation logic, and execute advanced array-based mathematical operations essential for data-driven decision-making.
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8 videos4 assignments
This module equips learners with advanced tools for data organization, logical decision-making, and dynamic lookup operations in Excel. Learners explore Pivot Table aggregation, multi-condition logical testing, dataset sorting with dynamic arrays, and high-accuracy lookup methods—building strong analytical capabilities for modern data-driven tasks.
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