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Davidson College

Data Analysis Basics with Excel and R

Davidson College via edX Professional Certificate

Overview

Gain a strong foundation in data in two of the most commonly used programs R and Excel. In this professional certificate program, you have the opportunity to build and leverage your data skills for upward mobility at any stage in your career. You’ll learn the six steps of the data lifecycle, using different case studies and contexts. You will analyze, manage, and communicate data, working in R to achieve basic R programming competencies. You will gain a foundation on which you can build more advanced R skills in the future. You will then learn foundational Excel knowledge like spreadsheet and workbook anatomy, data entry, summary, and manipulation, plotting and visualization, and powerful tools such as filters, sorts, and pivot tables. This program will get you ready to do basic data manipulation, analysis, and visualizations and then be able to learn more advanced skills on your own, on the job, or in an advanced program.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: The Essentials of Data Literacy Online Course

Essentials of Data Literacy Course

Learn fundamental data skills with an online course that teaches you how to analyze, manage, and visualize data. Audit for free or obtain a certificate.



Course 2: Excel for Beginners

No prior knowledge or experience with Excel? No problem!

Mastering a basic skills in Excel will open the door to new opportunities, jobs, and more advanced skills that can help you be more efficient in your work or advance your career in your current or a future position. Come join us and reduce barriers to working with Excel!



Courses

Taught by

Kevin Smith and Che Smith

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