Analyzing Data with Excel
- Codice corso: 20779B
- Durata corso: 3gg
Introduzione
The main purpose of the course is to give students the ability to add BI techniques to Excel data analysis. The course goes beyond the capabilities of tables and charts and uses Pivot Charts, the Excel Data Model, and Power BI.
This course is intended for students who are experienced with analyzing data with Excel and who wish to add BI techniques.
The course will likely be attended by SQL Server report creators who are interested in alternative methods of presenting data.
Obiettivi del corso
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Explore and extend a classic Excel dashboard
Explore and extend an Excel data model
Pre-format and import a .CSV file
Import data from a SQL Server database
Import data from a report
Create measures using advanced DAX functions
Create data visualizations in Excel
Create a Power BI dashboard with Excel
Prerequisiti
Before attending this course, students must have:
Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality
Working knowledge of relational databases
Extensive knowledge of Excel spreadsheets including formulas, charts, filtering, sorting, and sub-totals
Basic knowledge of data analytics equivalent to having attended course 10994
Struttura del Corso
MODULE 1: Data Analysis in Excel
This module looks at the classic Excel dashboard and at ways to extend it.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Classic Data Analysis with Excel
Describe Excel Pivot Tables
Describe the limitations of Classic Data Analysis with Excel
Formatting Data
Build a Pivot Table
Add Pivot Charts and a Slicer
Lab : Building a Classic Excel Dashboard
MODULE 2: The Excel Data Model
This module looks at the classic Excel data model and at ways to extend it.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe an Excel Data Model
View data within an Excel data table
Describe DAX
Create Calculated Columns
Format Data Model Data
Create Measures
Analyze the Data
Lab : Explore an Excel Data Model
MODULE 3: Importing Data from Files
This module looks at pre-formatting and importing CSV files.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Import Data into excel
Shape and Transform Data
Load Data
Import and Transform Data from a CSV File
Add Data from a Folder
Lab : Importing Data from a CSV File
MODULE 4: Importing Data from Databases
This module looks at how to import data into Excel from a SQL Server database.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify available Data Sources
Preview, Shape, and Transform Data
Explain Table Relationships and Hierarchies
Load Data from various sources
Import Data from SQL Server
Import Data from a CSV File
Create a Data Table
Lab : Import Data from Multiple Sources
MODULE 5: Importing Data from Excel Reports
This module describes how to import data from a report.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Import data from Excel reports
Transform Excel report data
Load the Data into an Excel Data Model
Lab : Importing Data from a Report
MODULE 6: Creating and Formatting Measures
This module describes how to create and format measures.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain what DAX is and when to use it
Describe a measure
Use some of the advanced functions within DAX
Last year comparison
Year to date
Market Share
Lab : Creating Measures using Advanced DAX Functions
MODULE 7: Visualizing Data in Excel
This module describes how to visualize data in Excel.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create and refine a Pivot Charts
Create a Tabular Report
Add Slicers to Charts
Describe Cube Functions and when to use them
Describe Charts for Cube Functions
Lab : Data Visualization in Excel
MODULE 8: Using Excel with Power BI
This module describes how to use Excel with Power BI.
Lessons
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Power BI and the various versions available
Upload Excel Data to Power BI
Describe the Power BI App
Uploading Excel Data
Creating a Power BI Dashboard
Using Power BI desktop
Lab : Creating a Power BI Dashboard with Excel