Excel for Data Analysis

Paper Code: 
DAC 232
Credits: 
4
Objective: 

Students will learn how to start working with M S Excel right from basics to Tables, and advanced in data manipulation.

10.00
Unit I: 
Introducing Excel

Workbooks and Worksheets, Moving Around a Worksheet, Ribbon tabs, Using Shortcut Menus, cell formatting options , Modifying Cell Contents. Some handy data entry techniques, Number Formatting. Insert picture, chart, hyperlink, header footer, symbols, etc. Printing your worksheet and page setup.

14.00
Unit II: 
Tables and Formatting

Creating a Table, Adding, Deleting new rows or columns, Moving a Table, Removing duplicate rows from a table. Sorting and filtering a table, auto filter, advanced filter ,formatting of table.

series, auto fill series, ,Cell referencing (Relative, Absolute, Mixed).

Data from other sources: Importing external data from different database files. Creating PDF files. Creating Custom Views of your Worksheet.

12.00
Unit III: 
Functions

 Functions and its parts, Some useful Functions in spreadsheet (SUM, COUNT, MAX, MIN, IF), Mathematical Functions (Ceiling, Floor, Trunc, Mid, abs,fact, int,log, mod, power, round, exp), logical functions(IF,AND,OR).Date & Time functions(now,date,time,time value)

14.00
Unit IV: 
Decision Making & Advance Spread-Sheet Tools

Financial Functions (PV, NPV, IPR, Rate, FV, PMT, NPER),  V look up, H-look up, What if analysis: Scenario, Goal seek ,Sub-total, group, ungroup, Pivot Table ,Macros, Protection.

10.00
Unit V: 
Graphical methods

 line graph, bar graph, pie chart, histogram, scatter plot. Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode, standard deviation, sample variance, Range).

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

Suggested Reading:

·         Excel 2013 Bible: John Walkenbach, Wiley.

·         Microsoft Excel 2013: Data Analysis and Business Modeling: Winston, PHI

·         Excel Data Analysis - Modeling and Simulation: Hector Guerrero, Springer.

·         Excel Functions and Formulas: Bernd Held,BPB Publications.

·         Financial Analysis and Modeling using Excel and VBA: Chandan Sengupta, Wiley

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