Excel Data Analysis

by Guerrero

This book offers a comprehensive and readable introduction to modern business and data analytics. It is based on the use of Excel, a tool that virtually all students and professionals have access to. The explanations are focused on understanding the techniques and their proper application, and are supplemented by a wealth of in-chapter and end-of-chapter exercises. In addition to the general statistical methods, the book also includes Monte Carlo simulation and optimization. The second edition has been thoroughly new topics, exercises and examples have been added, and the readability has been further improved. The book is primarily intended for students in business, economics and government, as well as professionals, who need a more rigorous introduction to business and data analytics – yet also need to learn the topic quickly and without overly academic explanations.

Genres: Nonfiction

368 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 2010

Reviews

[Hussam · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book if you are a beginner in Excel as it introduces functionalities with examples and practice exercises. However, I found the questions to be a bit of a walkover hence the low rating.

[Alberto · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK for beginners. Also, don't expect to be able to do any robust time series analysis (Section 3.5) or modeling and simulation (Chapters 7 & 8) in Excel. Good if you want to learn how to make quick toy models, but if you understand what a toy model is, this book is probably too simple for you.