MOC 20779 B: Analyzing Data with Excel

Summary

Prerequisites

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.

Duration

3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

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.

Topics

Data Analysis in Excel

• The Excel Data Model

• Importing Data from Files

• Importing Data from Databases

• Importing Data from Excel Reports

• Creating and Formatting Measures

• Visualizing Data in Excel

• Using Excel with Power BI

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