Intermediate Business Analytics with Excel

Raw business data is rarely ready for decision-making. To turn messy spreadsheets into actionable insights, you need structured analytical techniques and modern spreadsheet tools. This text-based course guides you through intermediate business analytics, helping you transition from simple data entry to professional data modeling. You will learn how to structure business problems, clean unstructured data, and perform predictive analysis using Excel. What you'll learn: Understand foundational business analytics terminology and structured decision-making frameworks; Clean and transform messy data sources efficiently using Power Query fundamentals; Apply dynamic array formulas such as FILTER, UNIQUE, and XLOOKUP to build flexible data models; Perform exploratory data analysis using advanced PivotTables and logical functions; Build basic predictive models to forecast business trends and analyze scenarios. You will start by exploring core analytical concepts and terminology before diving into hands-on written walkthroughs. Each section provides clear formula breakdowns and conceptual explanations to help you solve real-world business scenarios. This course is designed for professionals and aspiring analysts who already know the basics of Excel and want to develop practical business intelligence skills. No advanced programming or statistical background is required. Start reading today to elevate your data analysis skills and make confident, data-driven business decisions.