Data Visualization with Excel Dashboards and Reports

Excel is being used as a Business Intelligence tool by large corporations and smaller businesses to cut costs. An effective analyst must have technical skills to use Excel in a productive manner and synthesize data into a story. Microsoft's Excel focuses on business intelligence and visualization, and this title will show readers how to think about their data in ways other than columns and rows. It will provide answers to questions such as how to show trending, relationships in data, variances, outliers, bucketing data, and showing impossible amounts of data without inundating the audience.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Large corporations like IBM and Oracle are utilizing Excel dashboards and reports as a powerful tool for business intelligence, and numerous smaller businesses are also embracing these tools to reduce costs due to budgetary constraints. An effective analyst must possess not only technical expertise in using Excel but also the ability to transform data into a compelling story and effectively present it. Microsoft's recognition of this importance is evident in Excel's focus on business intelligence and visualization.

In Excel, there is a significant emphasis on business intelligence and data visualization. Data Visualization with Excel Dashboards and Reports bridges the gap between managing data and synthesizing data into meaningful reports. This title aims to empower readers to think about their data beyond the traditional confines of columns and rows.

While many Excel books provide detailed discussions of individual functions and tools for creating Excel reports, they often fall short in addressing the needs of data analysts. Titles focused on Excel charts, pivot tables, and other tips and tricks may be useful in their own right, but they fail to provide a comprehensive perspective on presenting and reporting data effectively. The primary reason for this shortfall is that these titles are overly focused on the mechanical aspects of building charts, creating pivot tables, or other functionalities. They fail to offer a broader understanding of how to present and report data in the most impactful way.

To address these challenges, Data Visualization with Excel Reports and Dashboards offers valuable insights and strategies for showcasing trending data, illustrating relationships within data, determining the value of showing variances versus actual data values, handling outliers, effectively bucketing data, and presenting vast amounts of data without overwhelming the audience. By providing answers to these critical questions, this book empowers readers to leverage Excel's capabilities to communicate data insights in a compelling and meaningful manner.

In conclusion, if you are a data analyst or professional seeking to enhance your skills in data visualization and reporting with Excel, Data Visualization with Excel Reports and Dashboards is an essential resource. It provides a comprehensive and practical guide that will help you unlock the full potential of Excel for business intelligence and data analysis.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 188 x 233 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119698722