Oil companies once ruled the globe, because they had control of an immense, untapped valuable asset – oil. It was so valuable that it was known as ‘Black Gold’. Now Data is the ‘New Oil’: the black gold of the 21st century. All businesses have lots of Data, but, in itself, Data is merely facts and figures. Just as oil needs to be refined and processed to be useful, Data needs to be analysed.
Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing and transforming Data, so that it can be structured and presented as useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data is, in fact, fundamentally changing the world we live in and analysing Data to find is now a key skill in many job roles.
Excel is designed specifically for Data analysis. It can connect to a wide range of Data sources, clean and transform Data automatically, and create incredible visualizations to show trends, and create reports. Infero’s new 3-day Data Analysis and Visualization with Microsoft Excel course covers all of Excel’s extensive Data analysis capabilities.
