

This Data Analysis course is designed to help students, business professionals, and analysts gain the skills needed to make data-driven decisions. Learners will master the entire data analysis pipeline — from data collection and cleaning to analysis, visualization, and interpretation — using industry-standard tools.
The course is beginner-friendly, project-based, and focuses on real-world datasets to build confidence and prepare learners for careers in business analysis, research, reporting, or freelancing.
What is Data Analysis?
Types of Data & Data Sources
The Data Analysis Lifecycle
Tools for Data Analysis: Excel, SQL, Power BI
Understanding KPIs, Metrics, and Dashboards
Excel Interface & Essential Functions
Data Cleaning Techniques
Working with Tables, Filters, and Conditional Formatting
Lookup Functions (VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP)
Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
Descriptive Statistics in Excel
Real-World Project: Analyzing Sales or Survey Data
Introduction to Power BI Interface
Connecting & Importing Data
Data Modeling and Relationships
DAX Basics (Calculated Columns, Measures)
Creating Reports and Interactive Dashboards
Publishing and Sharing Dashboards
Real-World Project: Interactive Sales or HR Dashboard
Introduction to Relational Databases
Basic SQL Syntax: SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY
Filtering and Aggregating Data (GROUP BY, COUNT, SUM)
JOINS (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL)
Subqueries and Aliases
Real-World Project: Querying a Business Database
Identifying and Handling Missing Data
Dealing with Outliers and Duplicates
Data Transformation and Normalization
Date, Time, and Text Processing
Combining Data from Multiple Sources
Data Storytelling Principles
Charts Selection (When to use what)
Creating Insightful Reports
Making Recommendations from Data
Presenting Data Analysis Projects
Choose a Dataset (Business, Healthcare, Education, etc.)
Apply Excel, Power BI, and SQL for full analysis
Create a professional dashboard
Write an executive summary of insights
Present and Defend Your Work
Real-world datasets for practice
Assignments and quizzes for each module
Peer review and feedback on final project
Certificate of Completion
Tips for getting freelance or remote jobs in data