Learner Reviews & Feedback for Excel Basics for Data Analysis by IBM

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About the Course

Spreadsheet tools like Excel are an essential tool for working with data - whether for data analytics, business, marketing, or research. This course is designed to give you a basic working knowledge of Excel and how to use it for analyzing data. This course is suitable for those who are interested in pursuing a career in data analysis or data science, as well as anyone looking to use Excel for data analysis in their own domain. No prior experience with spreadsheets or coding is required - all you need is a device with a modern web browser and the ability to create a Microsoft account to access Excel online at no cost. If you have a desktop version of Excel, you can also easily follow along with the course. Throughout this course, you'll gain valuable experience working with data sets and spreadsheets. We'll start by introducing you to spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and show you how to load data from multiple formats. From there, you'll learn how to perform basic data wrangling and cleansing tasks using functions, and expand your knowledge of data analysis through the use of filtering, sorting, and pivot tables. There is a strong focus on practice and applied learning in this course. With each lab, you'll have the opportunity to manipulate data and gain hands-on experience using Excel. You'll learn how to clean and format your data efficiently, and convert it into a pivot table to make it more organized and readable. The final project will allow you to showcase your newly acquired data analysis skills by working with real data sets and spreadsheets. By the end of this course, you'll have a solid foundation in using Excel for data analysis. You'll have worked with multiple data sets and spreadsheets, and will have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively clean and analyze data without having to learn any code. So let's get started!...

Top reviews

Nov 14, 2024

the beginner level helps to improve my skill with excel, it helps a lot in my study and my career and used to be excel is a hard tool to use, now it's fun tool to use, thank you IBM - Coursera.

Jul 29, 2025

Many of the commands explained in the videos or on the exercises are outdated, especially in the pivots section. I struggled to find its equivalent in Excel 365. Please update whatever is needed.

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By Beth H

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Jun 21, 2024

great information

By Shreyas G

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Jul 30, 2022

Good Experience !

By Rondip D

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Feb 21, 2025

well experienced

By Tania J

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Dec 5, 2022

I learned a lots

By Salma M H A

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Jun 21, 2025

مفيدة انصح فيها

By Bright A

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Jan 28, 2023

easy to follow.

By Pierre C (

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Jun 21, 2021

Good for basics

By Nceba R

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Oct 29, 2025

Easy to follow

By sanjay v

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Mar 27, 2023

Amazing Course

By Rohit S

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Aug 29, 2021

Helpful Course

By Deepankar M

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Jul 19, 2022

great content

By Ashish P

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Jul 18, 2022

Great content

By Gabrielle C

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Jul 1, 2021

Very helpful!

By Mulla S

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Feb 6, 2025

very usefull

By Patricia K D

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Oct 29, 2024

Good course.

By Novel B

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Oct 15, 2022

good course

By Bayo O

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Jun 9, 2022

Satisfactory

By Harshal S

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Dec 23, 2025

good course

By simran s

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Nov 7, 2025

Nice course

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Mar 3, 2025

GOOD COURSE

By KUNAL D

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Feb 5, 2025

IT WAS GOOD

By Golda C

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Nov 5, 2024

Good course

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Aug 15, 2024

Good course

By Ahmed o

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Oct 7, 2023

NICE COURSE

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Mar 24, 2023

Good Thanks