Data analytics fundamentals
A practical course for learning data analysis skills to make better business decisions. Covers spreadsheets, data cleaning, visualization, statistics, and popular analytics tools.
41 min · 11 pages · quiz · part of Data analyst
Sponsor this courseWhat you will be able to do
Skills you add to your Herizon profile when you finish: Data Analysis, Data Cleaning, Data Visualization.
- What data analytics is and why every company needs it
- How to work with data in spreadsheets (Excel and Google Sheets)
- How to clean messy data so it's ready to study
- How to make charts that tell a clear story
- Basic stats ideas you'll use each day
- How to build dashboards that people at work really use
- A look at popular tools like Tableau and Power BI
- How to get ready for a job in data analytics
Who it is for
People who are changing careers, and people at work who want to add data skills. You don't need to know data analysis or code before you start. You just need to be curious and willing to work with numbers.
The situation you work through
Nordic Mug, a small Helsinki web shop, and its orders carry every page.
What is inside
- What is data analytics?
- Types of data
- Spreadsheet basics
- Data cleaning
- Data visualization
- Basic statistics for data analysis
and 5 more pages
Finish with a short quiz to earn your certificate.
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