Microsoft Excel 2019 Data Analysis and Business Modeling

Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2019 and Office 365 and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands-on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. New coverage ranges from Power Query/Get & Transform to Office 365 Geography and Stock data types. Practice with more than 800 problems, many based on actual challenges faced by working analysts. 

Solve real business problems with Excel—and build your competitive advantage: Quickly transition from Excel basics to sophisticated analytics  Use PowerQuery or Get & Transform to connect, combine, and refine data sources  Leverage Office 365’s new Geography and Stock data types and six new functions   Illuminate insights from geographic and temporal data with 3D Maps  Summarize data with pivot tables, descriptive statistics, histograms, and Pareto charts  Use Excel trend curves, multiple regression, and exponential smoothing  Delve into key financial, statistical, and time functions  Master all of Excel’s great charts  Quickly create forecasts from historical time-based data  Use Solver to optimize product mix, logistics, work schedules, and investments—and even rate sports teams  Run Monte Carlo simulations on stock prices and bidding models  Learn about basic probability and Bayes’ Theorem  Use the Data Model and Power Pivot to effectively build and use relational data sources inside an Excel workbook  Automate repetitive analytics tasks by using macros