DATA ANALYSIS
USING EXCEL
OVERVIEW AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
OVERVIEW OF DATA ANALYSIS
USING EXCEL
• Introduction to Excel for data analysis
• Key features: Spreadsheet operations, data
visualization, manipulation, and analysis
• Topics covered: Basics to Descriptive Statistics
BASIC SPREADSHEET
OPERATIONS
• Rows, columns, and cells
• Adding, deleting, and resizing rows/columns
• Formatting text and numbers
EXCEL MENUS AND TOOLS
• Overview of the Ribbon: Home, Insert, Data,
Review
• Tools: Conditional Formatting, Data Validation,
AutoSum
DATA VISUALIZATION: TABLES
AND CHARTS
• Creating tables: Select data → Insert → Table
• Creating charts: Select data → Insert → Chart →
Choose chart type
DATA MANIPULATION: SORTING
AND FILTERING
• Sorting: Arrange data in ascending/descending
order
• Filtering: Display specific data based on criteria
BASIC FORMULAS AND THEIR
USES
• Common formulas:
• SUM: =SUM(A1:A10)
• AVERAGE: =AVERAGE(A1:A10)
• IF: =IF(A1>10,"Yes","No")
• VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup_value,
table_array, col_index_num, range_lookup)
BASICS OF DATA ANALYSIS:
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
• Definitions: Mean, Median, Mode, Standard
Deviation
• Using Excel's Data Analysis Toolpak
CONCLUSION
• Summary of topics covered
• Importance of Excel in data analysis
• Practice with real-world datasets
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
• - Feel free to ask any questions or share your
thoughts