While the quizzes were helpful, I felt a bit uncomfortable. This made it to feel a bit harmful to a person's psychological well being. The structure was developmental in that the course built upon itself and each question required knowledge from previous course material. However, some questions were so briefly addressed that I felt a bit crazy trying to understand where or when this material was ever covered.

Anyone with ADHD may have trouble with the quizzes. Although, it may be helpful to them in that it gives them an opportunity to focus in their studies and career advancement. Yet, if the attention deficits arise from repeated childhood trauma, I see no good in this approach. Essentially, the course is isolating in various small but influential ways.

With the accessibility of this course to poverty stricken, I could imagine the numbers of people with childhood trauma to be high. Approach the course with caution. Forums showed a similar type of distress and were equally distasteful.

Otherwise, the course was very informative. It was delivered in manageable weekly sessions. The data practice was relevant and pertinent to a diverse group of individuals. The units were fast paced but not overwhelming in the overall pace. The lecturer was easy to understand and knowledgeable. They provided just enough information to keep students engaged and simultaneously entertained.

No son muy claros los procesos al momento de realizar las evaluaciones debido a que solicitan realizar cálculos que no se han explicado en el material de estudio o explicación

It could have been a five stars if the solutions to the end-of-week quizzes were correct.

This course is an excellent source to start with basic of excel and charts and diagrams

This course uses a dramatically older version of Excel to the the point that it is not useful for the current version. Also, the course only includes the videos, not the text-learning portion that John Hopkins University added. This makes the course not user-friendly for people with ADHD. I have no intentions of finishing this course, as it is irrelevant to the commands and menus provided in the current version of Microsoft Excel.

Data set was US-centric without a ROW data option. I ended up spending more time on figuring out how to format the data rather than focusing on the course, which is s pity for several reasons:

I am an experienced xlsx user and was taking this course only to understand what the focus was on for subsequent courses, and

I was interested in doing the overall specialization as the syllabus fits my interests very much

There is no there is no sufficient explanation for the actions in excel. Jusy doing things and if the learner can understand them, then OK. The file of the assignment is not working, so i cannot step up to the next level as the result of the quizz is always underqualified.

Eventhough the course has various and very interesting lessons, unfortunately it is impossible to move on on.

The tests don't work properly. If you select all of the correct answers, when you submit the test, it changes the options and says that you failed the test. I have tried refreshing my browsers, clearing history and cache, logging in and logging out. Nothing fixes problem. The course is completely useless if it won't let you complete the tests.

A very methodical and careful explanation of each stage involved in using MS Excel for basic data analysis in a business context.If you need a very basic introduction to Excel this would be a perfect course. Anyone who has little to no familiarity with pivot tables, lookup functions, and basic mathematics calculations would definitely benefit from the course. The instructor is very thorough. I consider myself an advanced user and found a few of the end-lesson testing questions to have a good level of challenge to them considering the lessons at hand. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone needing to learn Excel for data manipulation. The support from the instructors was excellent: prompt and helpful. I am looking forward to taking the next stage.

Thank you, Dr Sharad Borle and his team.

I had a great experience learning this particular course in Coursera. This course is great for someone who is not acquainted with the functions COUNTIF, SUMIF, VLOOKUPS, HLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables and Charts. It provides the fundamentals and teaches the main idea behind using these functions and features. The delivery was very lucid. The pace was fine as well. The assignments really helped to brush up on the skills which was really necessary. Whatever issues/bugs/doubts I faced I could easily resolve it referring to the discussion forums.

Also, I have to say the content is very engaging as this is the first course I could actually complete online and earn a certificate. So, highly recommended for someone who is not used to learning online!

I am very grateful to Prof. Sharad Borle for explaining each and every concept in great detail. I tend to feel anxious when I don't understand something but Prof. Sharad Borle's explanations made me feel so calm. I felt this was an extremely practical course which I enjoyed. I also enjoyed the quizzes at the end of each week because it helps you solidify the knowledge you gained in a very practical way. This is a great course especially if you need to revise VLookUp, HLookUp, Pivot Tables, Charts, and Data Analysis. One of the things I am looking for in courses these days and which this course has given 100% is the practical aspects. I feel so much more confident in using Excel for Data Analysis.

Good course for the basics, learned a lot about pivot tables and I am excited to apply it to my projects.

Some comments on the quizzes;

1) Week 1 Graded Quiz there was a question on the unit price of the last row, which I got wrong. I am pretty sure the answer is correct. Would love feedback on this.

2) Week 2 Graded Quiz there was a question on the quantity of orders made in one quarter but shipped in the next. I found some orders made in Q4 but received in Q1, so this might not make much sense. Also I got this wrong, and I think that it should be right (add up three numbers from the pivot table). Would also love feedback on this.

Thank you Dr. Borle and team for the great course!

I enrolled in this course as a beginner in Excel and learned a lot of practical skills and methods for using this powerful tool to analyze data. The assignments were challenging but manageable, and the instructor was engaging and clear. I appreciated that the course covered a variety of data analysis topics, including pivot tables, filters, charts, and functions as well as sorting and filtering. The course also presented a genuine sales firm situation and used its data to show how to put the concepts gained into practice. Anybody interested in learning the fundamentals of data analysis using Excel or brushing up on their skills should take this course, in my opinion.

This is an EXTREMELY well put together and useful foundational course for anyone who wants to do data and statistical analysis in Excel in needs to master the more advanced features of the program quickly. You come out with hands-on knowledge of key functions, concepts, charting capabilities, and learn with business-focused examples and assignments. This is one of the most useful Coursera courses I've taken so far and I'm looking to complete the entire Business Statistics and Analysis Specialization in with Sharad Borle, the Rice University professor.

This course was very useful for me to understand how we can visualise , analyse and showcase business data so that some meaningful assumptions and inferences can be derived out for decision making. The course instructions also were simple to understand and infact i had taken up another course from another popular app based learning platform but was constantly comparing the teaching style of this course and the other course. I found this team style by the instructor from Rice , very easy and very methodical and thought that this course was superior.

The course is very good considering it starts of slow and easy with short easy to do tasks and videos, and it is quite striking how quickly the founctions and formulae you learn become ever more useful when they are combined, sure some of the excersises and quiz questions can become confusing but you can still figure them out. Overall i have felt quite excited to learn the various chapters and definately looking forward to learn more. Would recommend updating the videos and quiz's to reflect office 365 or the newer versions of excel

Excellent course. One thing that really stands out about this course is the organization and great instruction. Also the tests really make you have to think. It is not like the majority of online courses I have taken where you have a bunch of multiple choice answers and you can essentially just make guesses until you arrive at the correct answer. In this course you truly have to understand the material to arrive at the correct answers. This is definitely one of the best courses I have taken so far.

My Name is MR. Sooria Ganesan

Thanks for the course recommend by My Company Ashok Leyland ltd and Excellent Course. I have been using Excel for years and still learned some very useful skills here. Most notable for me was the use of Pivot Charts and Tables, and the use of Excel Data Analysis tools to create histogram charts(which, up until now I did manually). The section on VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP was also very useful. The section on IF statements is well laid out in case you have not worked

This is the first time I have taken any online course using excel although I have some experience in using excel and data analysis. It is a great honor for me that I have learnt many news things that I never knew before. I appreciate the efforts taken by BISP Pakistan for enhancing skills by providing such plate form. I will extend my gratitude to the RICE University faculty for providing such an amazing teaching methods and making us understand all the contents concisely and practically.

A very easy to understand and simple step by step process in making anyone understand the importance and use of excel in playing a huge role in business. Not only does the excel teach you to interpret data but you can also analyse the data to see any trends and improve them. I would say it made me understand the important role excel plays in running a business and how people need to understand the practical applicability of excel in day to day business life. Great job done, thank you!!

"Introduction to Data Analysis Using Excel" exceeded my expectations. It not only equipped me with practical Excel skills but also instilled a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of data analysis. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your existing skills, this course is a valuable investment in your professional development. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking a comprehensive and practical introduction to data analysis using Microsoft Excel.

Very informational and well-paced course. Really enjoyed watching the videos, practicing on the downloadable worksheets and challenging the quizzes. The lecturer, Mr Sharad, is wonderful in his explanations. I'm interested to enroll in his other courses as I find his lessons easy to follow. One thing I had difficulty with though was understanding some of the quiz questions as they were worded ambiguously. Hope that can be improved on. Thank you!

Overall pleased with the content of this course. Most of the content was something you might already be familiar with, I was. You will be introduced to the Data Analysis Toolkit in Excel. And anyway, to complete the entire specialisation is the goal. Prof Borle's delivery was on point (would suggest you watch on 2x). The only complain is that the audio is supressed. You wont be able to hear distinctly without headphones or external speakers.

My college offered Excel, but it was stopped midway. But this course helped to pick up from where I stopped and go even further than what would have been taught at my college.

The videos were well done, and easily understandable, Though the questions were sometimes tricky. This is my first online course I have ever completed, and I'm really satisfied with the course.

If you want to learn excel, this is the right course for you.

This course is great! While i primarily came to learn VLookup & Pivot Tables, i learnt much more incl. scatter plots and histograms. Also the professor's step by step instructions is simply awesome. The exercises and tests were great too - some questions really challenge you! This is great course for someone who know basic excel and wants to take his/ her skills a notch higher. Thank you Rice University & Coursera.