Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Advanced
Macquarie University · View on Coursera ↗
Taught by Assoc Prof Prashan S. M. Karunaratne
Data Science
About the course
Advanced data analysis skills are what separate professionals who report on data from those who draw confident, evidence-based conclusions from it. This course takes your statistical toolkit to the highest level, equipping you with the techniques needed to analyse multiple datasets simultaneously, model complex cause-and-effect relationships, incorporate qualitative variables into quantitative models, and generate rigorous forecasts — all in Microsoft Excel. You'll begin with ANOVA — Analysis o
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“Honestly, it’s mostly operational and lacks depth. I could have just watched YouTube tutorials for free.”
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