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Excel for Data Analysis

Develop the spreadsheet skills analysts use to organize, clean, investigate and communicate business data. Excel is the starting point of the Data Academy analyst pathway.

What you will work on

Build Excel capability through structured learning, guided practice and practical analytical work.

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Structured data and analyst-ready spreadsheets

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Data cleaning and quality checks

03

Core analytical formulas

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Lookup techniques

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PivotTables and summarisation

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Charts and dashboard thinking

PRACTICAL LEARNING

Move from spreadsheet exercises to analyst assignments

Excel learning connects technical skills with workplace-style requests, evidence and handover rather than treating formulas as isolated exercises.

Data Academy learning model

Learn the concept → demonstrate understanding → complete practical work → submit evidence → progress toward broader analyst capability.

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Explore the analyst pathway

These skills connect inside one broader data analytics curriculum rather than being taught as unrelated tools.

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