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 Muhammad Y

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Mar 10, 2023

thank you very much for the certificate . and learning experience is huge and very appealing . keep ip up .

By Agam Y

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Jan 23, 2025

This course helps me to improve my skills in data analysis, the material taught is easy to follow and learn

By Muhammad R

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Jul 15, 2025

Its really good basic course for data analysis. Not too much not too less, it is a balanced content course

By Carmen M E R

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Dec 13, 2024

Excelente equilibrio en el material disponible en cada módulo. Va vinculando la teoría con la práctica. :)

By Rafael M

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Dec 18, 2022

Um dos melhores cursos rápidos que já fiz. Bem abrangente, os vídeos são muito bem produzidos e objetivos.

By SERGIO J H N

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Nov 11, 2022

Excelente compañero ambas actividades están completas, cubren todo lo solicitados en el curso, sigan así!

By Prateek G

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Sep 4, 2022

Perfect content and assessments to learn primary Excel functions and features required for data analysis.

By James L P

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Jul 10, 2022

I thought the course content was presented very well and the exercises were helpful in verifying learning

By Murshid S

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Apr 29, 2022

I really learnt alot through this course and would definately recommend it to anyone new to data analysis

By Steve R G

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Jun 2, 2021

Presenta una excelente introducción al manejo de Excel como herramienta de apoyo en el análisis de datos.

By 張Vic

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Aug 15, 2023

I Thoroughly recommend this course for beginners attempting to learn practical skills of Data Analytics.

By Anna R

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Aug 4, 2022

I have experience with excel yet I was able to learn other uses/ways of doing things in excel.

Thank you.

By Vijay M

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Feb 25, 2022

The course covers the basics well as well as practical labs to train you for data science applications.

By Ada O

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Jul 6, 2022

Great Course i really enjoyed how simplified the instructors made this course so beginners could learn.

By Abhijith B

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Apr 20, 2022

It is very informative and gives fair idea about Data Analysis using Excel with usuage of Pivot tables.

By Hakob N

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Mar 30, 2025

Great for beginners and not only. I have experience with excel, but it was not less useful for me too.

By Christopher C

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Feb 22, 2025

This class was really helpful. I also liked how the homework really made us to use what we've learned.

By Nikhil P

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Feb 3, 2024

This is apt title for the course ! Hands on training is really convenient way to understand the course

By Violet O

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Apr 11, 2023

I absolutely Loved it! The instructions were clear and very easy to follow even for a beginner. Kudos!

By Carolin T

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Nov 11, 2021

Very thorough course, easy to follow and understand.

Great explanations and step by step instructions.

By Dandan W

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Aug 25, 2025

Well designed and executed! Very useful EXCEL crash course with fundamental Data Analytics intuition.

By Chizaramekpere R N

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Jul 24, 2023

This course was great. It simplified Excel, and the hands-on labs were great as well. Thank you IBM!!

By Cash F

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Apr 30, 2024

The course is quite well explained, has a lot of audiovisual material and is honestly very complete.

By Hà L

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Apr 1, 2022

Great introduction course for begginers. Easy to follow and covers the basics formulas and functions

By Ms. P

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Dec 2, 2024

I learned a great deat and looking forward to applying my knowledge! Excellent course! Thank you!