In May 2018, I received my Microsoft Professional Program Data Science Certificate. I thoroughly enjoyed going through the different units and now look forward to putting my new-found skills as a data scientist into practice. Allow me to share my experience, especially with those who want to follow my footsteps.
I just completed Essential Statistics for Data Analysis using Excel and I realized that statistics can be very enjoyable. Especially when you develop hands-on skills and are given practical examples with interesting data and insights. It inspired me to write this article on descriptive statistics, which uses some of Kenya’s open datasets. Have fun!
Is Excel a BI solution? Many of us use Excel in the office or at home to manipulate numbers for better insights and decision-making. Increasingly Excel is used as an entry-level BI tool for data analysis and data preparation. Let’s find out how we can use Excel to visualize and better understand our data.