Description
The Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations Specialization is published by Coursera Academy. Extracting insights from data and communicating findings has become an essential part of almost every career. This specialization prepares you for this data-driven transformation by teaching you the core principles of data analysis and visualization and providing you with the tools and hands-on practice to effectively communicate the results of your data explorations. You will be introduced to the modern data ecosystem. With a familiarity with spreadsheets like Excel, you will learn the skills you need to successfully begin data analysis tasks. You will examine different data sets, load them into a spreadsheet, and use techniques such as summarizing, sorting, filtering, and creating pivot tables.
Creating stunning visualizations is an important part of communicating the results of your data analysis. You will use Excel spreadsheets to create different types of data visualizations, such as line charts, bar charts, and pie charts. You will also create advanced visualizations, such as tree charts, scatter charts, and map charts. You will then build interactive dashboards. This specialization is designed for learners interested in starting a career in data or business analytics, as well as those in other professions who need basic data analysis and visualization skills to complete their initial job duties.
What you will learn
- Describe the data ecosystem, the tasks a data analyst performs, as well as the skills and tools needed for successful data analysis.
- Explain the basic functions of spreadsheets and use Excel to perform a variety of data analysis tasks such as data wrangling and data mining.
- List the types of charts and graphs and create them in Excel, as well as work with Cognos Analytics to produce interactive dashboards
Who is this course suitable for?
- This specialization addresses the needs of learners interested in developing a foundational knowledge of data analysis without programming. This includes those interested in starting a career in data or business analytics, as well as those in other professions, such as marketing and sales personnel, executives, managers, researchers, citizen journalists, bloggers, and students who need basic data analysis and visualization skills to complete their initial job duties.
Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations Specialization Course Details
- Publisher: Coursera
- Instructor: IBM Skills Network Team
- Language: English
- Education level: Elementary
- Number of lessons: 4
- Training duration: 1 month, including 10 hours of work per week
Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations Specialization Course Topics
Course prerequisites
- All you need to get started is basic computer literacy, high school math, comfort working with numbers, willingness to self-learn online.
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Course 1 – Introduction to Data Analytics
Course 2 – Excel Basics for Data Analysis
Course 3 – Data Visualization and Dashboards with Excel and Cognos
Course 4 – Assessment for Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations
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