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Excel Advanced Statistical Analysis

Use some of the hidden statistical analysis tools within Excel to build complex data models.

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Course overview

Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)

This advanced Excel course looks at some of the statistical analysis tools available and gives examples of when they might be used.

This course is aimed at advanced users of Excel who work with statistical data often and have a good knowledge of Maths.

Objectives 

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Use Goal Seek
  • Create and view scenarios
  • Use Forecast Sheet
  • Create single and double input data tables
  • Create models using the solver
  • Install and use the Analysis Toolpak
  • Create and use array formulas
  • Use a range of advanced Financial and Statistical Excel functions 

Content

Using what if analysis options  
  • Using Goal Seek
  • Creating, saving and viewing scenarios
  • Generating a Forecast sheet
Solver  
  • Creating models
  • Projecting scenarios with Solver
Using data tables 
  • Creating single input data tables
  • Creating double input data tables
  • Projecting with data tables
Financial functions 
  • PMT
  • FV
  • NPV
Analysing data with Analysis ToolPak 
  • Installing the Analysis Toolpak
  • Generating statistical analysis
  • Visualising data using Histograms
Array formulas 
  • Using embedded Excel Array formulas
  • Create an Array formula
  • Multi and single cell Array formula
  • Using TRANSPOSE to flip rows or columns
  • Use the FREQUENCY Function
  • Use an array to count unique entries in a range
Dynamic arrays
  • Spilling data
  • Using the new dynamic array functions
Advance functions in formulas
  • Statistical functions:
    • MEAN, MEDIAN and MODE
    • RANK
    • LARGE and SMALL
    • MOD
    • PERCENTILE
  • Use the AGGREGATE function to sum data in ranges with errors

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