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IBM: Analyzing Data with Excel

Beginner English Course CertificateFREE

Our recommendation

IBM's introduction to analysing data with Excel, free to audit on edX. It covers cleaning, analysing and visualising data in spreadsheets — a practical first step for anyone starting in data analysis. The certificate is an optional paid extra.

Good for: Beginners who want a free, practical introduction to data analysis in Excel.

Less suitable if: You already use Excel for analysis, or you want advanced tools.

Skills you'll gain

ExcelData analysisData cleaningPivotTablesChartsSpreadsheets

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You are new to data analysis

You want a free Excel introduction

You prefer hands-on

Consider something else if you…

You already analyse data in Excel

You want advanced tools

You want SQL or Python now

Requirements: Basic spreadsheet familiarity helps.

Realistic time: About 20 hours; a few weeks part-time.

About this course

Sandip Saha Joy teaches fundamental Excel-based data analysis: importing data from multiple formats, basic data wrangling and cleaning, and analyzing data using sorting, filtering, and pivot tables — entirely within Excel for the web, with no coding or software installation required. Ends with a final assignment applying these skills to a business scenario.

What you'll learn

Review fundamentals of spreadsheet applications (Excel, Google Sheets)

Import data into Excel from multiple file formats

Filter and sort data, and clean/prepare data for analysis

Analyze data using pivot tables in a spreadsheet

Apply Excel data analysis skills to a business scenario in a final project

This course includes

Yes

Certificate

Yes

Mobile access

English

Language

What it costs

Free to audit on edX; a verified certificate is an optional paid extra.

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Issued through edX with IBM. The practical Excel skills matter most.

Instructor

Sandip Saha Joy

edX instructor

Sandip Saha Joy is a Cognitive Data Scientist at IBM Developer Skills Network, focused on machine learning, deep learning, statistical modeling, and computer vision.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes to audit on edX. A verified certificate is an optional paid extra.

Yes as a free, practical first step into analysing data with Excel.

Yes, though basic spreadsheet familiarity helps. It builds up from the basics of analysis.

Only if you pay for the verified certificate; the learning itself is free to audit.

About 20 hours over a few weeks.