Google Sheets For Data Analysis & Business Intelligence

Learn Google Sheets for data prep, analysis & visualization, and build spreadsheet skills with fun, real-world projects!

What you'll learn
Learn how to create and manage worksheets and navigate the Google Sheets interface
Build foundational data literacy skills, including managing, exploring, analyzing and visualizing data
Write spreadsheet formulas and functions to aggregate values, create logical tests, join data, and manipulate text and dates
Use Pivot Tables to explore and analyze data, including grouping, sorting, filtering and more
Learn data visualization and storytelling best practices, and bring data to life using common charts and graphs
Apply sharing and collaboration tools like notes, comments, timelines, protection, and web publishing

Requirements
We'll be using Google Sheets for course demos (free, in-browser)
No experience required – we'll start with the absolute basics!

Description
This is a hands-on, project-based course designed to help you build the skills you need to manage, explore, analyze, and visualize data in Google Sheets.We’ll start by introducing the Google Sheets interface and workflow, then dive into spreadsheet fundamentals like table structures, data types, formatting, sorting and filtering.From there we’ll dig into formulas and functions for data analysis, introduce key topics like syntax, reference types, and common errors, and practice applying some of the most common and powerful techniques for data management and analysis. We’ll use functions to count and aggregate values, create logical tests, join data across tables, manipulate text and date values, and more.Next we’ll introduce Pivot Tables, an essential spreadsheet tool for data exploration (EDA) and analysis. We’ll prepare raw data for analysis, create views to slice and dice the data, and apply tools like sorting, grouping, and calculated fields. We’ll also dive into the world of data visualization and storytelling, review best practices for effective design, and bring our data to life using visuals like bars and columns, line and area charts, scatterplots and maps.Last but not least, we’ll demonstrate some of Google Sheets’ unique sharing and collaboration features, including comments, notifications, edit history, sheet protection, and more.COURSE OUTLINE:Intro to Google SheetsIn this section we’ll introduce Google Sheets, create & manage spreadsheets, explore its interface, review important settings, and draw comparisons with Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet FundamentalsIn this section we’ll cover spreadsheet fundamentals, including data literacy concepts like tables, cell references, sorting & filtering, data types, formatting, and moreFormulas & FunctionsIn this section we’ll introduce essential formulas & functions you need to work with data in Google Sheets, including math, logical, text, date, and lookup functions for data prep and analysisData Analysis with Pivot TablesIn this section we’ll cover exploring & analyzing data with pivot tables, Google Sheets’ essential “drag & drop” tool that lets you perform calculations without formulas or functionsData Visualization with Charts & GraphsIn this section we’ll cover visualizing data with charts & graphs, including how to identify the right chart type, how to format it properly, and how to use it to tell a storySharing & CollaborationIn this section we’ll cover Google Sheets’ sharing & collaboration options, including sharing spreadsheets with others, collaborating in real time, setting notifications, and more__________Ready to dive in? Join today and get immediate, LIFETIME access to the following:6 hours of high-quality video6 course quizzesGoogle Sheets ebook (100+ pages)Downloadable project files & solutionsExpert support and Q&A forum30-day Udemy satisfaction guaranteeIf you're ready to build powerful, practical data literacy and analytics skills with Google Sheets, this is the course for you.Happy learning!-Enrique Ruiz (Excel & Google Sheets Instructor, Maven Analytics)__________Looking for our full course library? Search "Maven Analytics" to browse our full collection of Excel, Power BI, SQL, Tableau, Python, Alteryx & Machine Learning courses!

Who this course is for:
Spreadsheet users who want to build job-ready data prep, data analysis, visualization and collaboration skills,Data professionals looking for an intuitive, comprehensive introduction to Google Sheets,Students looking to learn practical skills with unique, hands-on projects and demos,Anyone looking to develop core data literacy and analytical thinking skills