Data Analytics & Story-Telling Techniques in Excel (Udemy.com)
Learn story-telling with data skills to derive insights from raw data using slicers, pivot-tables and graphs in Excel
Created by: Ashish Agarwal
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- Create pivot-tables and pivot-graphs in Excel
- Use slicers in Excel for data mining
- Undertake data analysis in Excel
- Create data visualization charts in Excel
- Derive actionable insights from data analysis
- Undertake management level discussions on data insights
How it compares
Against the other 371 rated Udemy courses in Data Analysis on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 49% of them
- Reviews1,379#122 of 372 by number of reviews
- Length1.5 hoursshorter than 89% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 84% of them
Course Description
Hey, welcome to our latest course Advanced Data Analytics in Excel online course.
We are glad to see you visit this course.
If only we could shake hands!
What is this course about?
In this course, we will teach you the comprehensive data analysis skills to derive insights from data.
We will illustrate the following broad content topics in great detail in this course:
1) Data mining using slicers, pivot-tables and pivot-graphs in Excel
2) Data analysis in Excel
3) Deriving actionable insights from data analysis
4) Undertake management level discussion on key insights from data analysis
It is a very comprehensive course that will teach you the complete skills to do advanced data analysis in Excel.
How is this course useful for YOUR purpose?
Hey, did you watch the promo video? If not, please do.
Are you are or aspiring to be a Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Financial Analyst or a BI Analyst?
Do you love to play with large data sets?
If yes, then this course may be a great one for you to start building your expertise in advanced data analysis in Excel.
Analysts are required to play with large data all the time.
You need to analyze, aggregate, extrapolate, etc with the data sets to identify meaningful trends in the data.
Fortunately, there are lots of tools that can make your work easy if you knew how to use them.
In this course, we teach you how to do all of the above using advanced data analysis tools in Excel
The course covers Pivot Tables, Pivot Graphs & Slicers.
These are some of the very cool and powerful functionalities in-built in Excel that can help you do your work better.
You have lifetime access to the course once you enroll.
So even if you don't plan to start now, you can still enroll and come back anytime later.
What makes this course different than others?
This course content is unique!
You will learn exactly what you are required to do in your daily work.
You get access to practical real life illustrations of all key skills to derive insights from data analysis.
It is a completely hands-on course.
You need to carry out the illustrations in the course along with the instructor.
We provide you the same set up as the instructor.
All illustration spreadsheets can be downloaded at your end.
You will feel as if somebody is guiding you step by step in all illustrations.
It is a very practical on the job training for you.
You are going to love our instructor's teaching style.
He makes it very engaging and fun learning experience.
You will have practice assignments to test your learning from the course
The Practice Assignments are marked with varying difficulty levels - High, Medium and Low.
You will have unlimited access to our support.
Our support team responds to any course queries within 24 hours of your request.
Feel free to refer to them in case you feel the need.
And of course, the price is competitive.
What are other students saying about this course?
Check our our reviews below.
Read what student Erika Loots wrote -
"I really enjoyed the course and was sad when it ended, would love to learn more on the topic of Data Analysis. The instructions are clear and very easy to follow. Thank you very much for a great course! Looking forward to learning more from you."
Go to the reviews section below to read more such stories.
What if YOU do not like the course?
Well, we will be very sad to hear that you did not like the course.
But you are well protected.
You have a 30 day money back guarantee in case you are not happy with the course.
No questions asked.
But we sincerely hope, you will definitely like the course!
What next?
If there are any doubts, don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Start learning now.
See you inside the course.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,379 Reviews
Ashish Agarwal
Ashish Agarwal is a Business and Finance Expert with around 15 years of experience in this domain. He is currently a full-time instructor helping participants sharpen Business, & Finance skills through video courses and live programs.
He started his career in 2009 at McKinsey & Co. in the Strategy & Corporate Practice at the Firm. He has advised clients globally on various Strategy and Finance engagements. In 2016, he joined BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, as a Vice President in the Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) team. Since 2017, he has been conducting online training programs on Udemy as well as conducting live virtual and in person business and finance programs for large companies globally.
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Reviews
By Lhera2002 on 8/15/2026
Overall, the course was a good match for me, and I found the content useful. However, I think it would be helpful if practice questions and exercises were provided directly within the course, especially for Excel. It would also be helpful if we could practice and edit the documents without having to purchase a Pro version of the app. Having accessible practice exercises would make it much easier to apply and reinforce what we learn in the course.
By Lalitkumar - Ext Munot on 6/28/2026
The Course Provided the detailed knowledge about the pivot charts and tables in the Excel as well as even learnt how to read the analysis and write an insights, But it would have been more helpful if it would have covered more functions like Vlookup and more.
By Anonymized User on 11/5/2025
Thanks for the course. I was looking for a hands-on application using Pivot tables, and this course provided exactly that. I also like the turning point on the practice assignment, that one has to think about the raw data provided. However, I question some of the graph choices made. A simple line chart is often easier to interpret than e.g. a donut chart, also for the questions stated here.
By praveen kumar on 7/12/2025
The course is very good. but it comes to drawing insights about the data you have provided us with different colors like green red and orange it is fine but if you could give us some brief notes in how to draw insights in a paragraph way it will be most useful to me as well as all the students. I took your courses in ths past also. Thank you Sir.
By Carina Maxwell on 1/6/2025
The course was well organized with thoughtful layout. Explanation on the steps was clear, and the pace was easy to follow. Taking this course enhanced my use of excel as I apply data visualization techniques to the decision-making process.
By Ti Lian-Siew on 12/19/2024
A simple way to learn how to set up pivot tables. You will find it useful if you haven't made pivot tables before. Clear step-by-step guidance and an Excel worksheet (with raw data) that you can download and click along with the instructor Ashish.
By David Johnson on 2/27/2020
Really explains the concepts well and I like how he went over it several times, so by the end I really understood it. I definitely recommend for someone who wants to get comfortable with pivot tables. The assignment at the end was very helpful in understanding as well.
By Matthew Heidenreich on 11/28/2018
Very good course on taking a simple raw dataset and converting it to useful analysis. Also does a good job of explaining how to build excel pivot tables and pivot charts in a less than 2 hour course.
By Ivana Bunjevacki on 11/25/2018
I really liked the course! It provides you in a quick and concise way with almost all the necessary knowledge and skills you need in order to perform data analysis using pivot tables. I had previous knowledge about pivot tables, but Ashish explains it in such a direct and to-the-point way that the whole process seems very easy to perform. Now I feel comfortable about doing this type of analysis for real-world clients.
By Erika Loots on 1/29/2018
I really enjoyed the course and was sad when it ended, would love to learn more on the topic of Data Analysis. The instructions are clear and very easy to follow. Thank you very much for a great course! Looking forward to learning more from you.
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