Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis: From Beginner to Advanced (Udemy.com)
Learn Microsoft Excel the Way Real Data Analysts Use It — Formulas, Pivot Tables and Dashboards Explained Simply.
Created by: LRJ Academy
Last updated April 2026
What you will learn
- Data Analysis with Pivot Tables
- Excel Functions and Formulas
- Data Analysis with Power Query
- Dashboard Reporting in Excel
- The Concept of Data Analysis
- Learn Data Visualization and Bring Data to Life Using Common Charts and Graphs
Course Description
PUnlock the Power of Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Are you ready to embark on the exciting world of becoming a Data Analyst? Microsoft Excel is the skill you need to get started as a Data Analyst.
Learning Python as a beginner will be a wrong move for you. What you need, is a deep understanding of the Microsoft Excel techniques needed to conduct Comprehensive Data Analysis. Excel is the bedrock of data analysis. Whether you're an aspiring data analyst or an experienced professional, Excel remains a must-have skill for data analysis.
With Excel, you can dive deep into your data, uncover hidden insights, create compelling visualizations, and make informed decisions.
This course is designed to take you from Excel novice to Excel pro. I covered everything you need to master this essential tool:
Data Cleansing: You will learn how to clean and prepare data for analysis using Power Query and Excel formulas and functions.
Advanced Formulas: This course dive deep into Excel's functions and formulas, making complex calculations a breeze.
Pivot Tables: You will learn how to create dynamic summaries and gain new insights from your data.
Data Visualization: You will learn how to unleash the power of Excel's charts and graphs to tell compelling data-driven stories.
Real-world Projects: This course comes with real-world data analysis projects to put what you have learned into action.
Forecasting: You will learn how to predict future outcomes using linear regression and other Excel in-built features.
By the time you finish this course, you will have an idea of the first thing to do when you are given a dataset to analyze, you will know how to filter, sort, and clean data using Power Query and Excel Functions.
The skills you will learn in this course will help you to understand SQL, Power BI and Python easily.
I look forward to seeing you on the other side!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
325 Reviews
LRJ Academy
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Reviews
By Kaypee Musk on 4/16/2026
This course made Excel finally click for me. Pivot Tables used to confuse me, now I use them daily without thinking.
By Raymond Smith on 4/11/2026
The way they explain formulas and functions is super clear. I went from basic SUMs to advanced stuff really fast.
By Tara Watts on 4/9/2026
I'm not sure what the direction of this course was taking as it was not very clear. I didn't find it to be helpful for data analysis.
By Queency Will on 4/6/2026
I loved how practical everything was. Power Query felt intimidating before, but now I actually enjoy cleaning data with it.
By Tyler Horseman on 2/24/2026
The first lesson was helpful because it defined data analysis and introduced new terminology, which is what I was looking for. The second lesson was very basic, and I could easily skip, however, it was explained well. The accent of both speakers makes it a little challenging for me to understand, but they explain the concepts well.
By Shin Thant Hlaing on 2/12/2026
This was a solid introduction to Excel. Thanks to the skills I learned here, I will be able to use datasets from Kaggle to practice going forward.
By Carlos Derrick on 2/8/2026
I loved how practical this course was. The Excel formulas and functions were explained in a way that actually makes sense.
By Gabby Jane on 1/4/2026
I didn’t expect to enjoy linear regression but the instructor broke it down so well. Now I use it for weekly reports.
By Jason Eve on 12/11/2025
Honestly, I didn’t expect much but this course over-delivered. Learned dashboards, regression, formulas, everything!
By Iulia Ilas on 10/16/2024
Great explanations and good pace. All the files needed for the exercises were available for download, except for Section 2, but I was able to download and use the files from Section 3 - Chapter 5.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100








