Data Analytics & Visualisation Tools crash course, Online MBA, Semester 3:
This subject covers practical data handling in Excel, basic Python and R for data wrangling, data visualisation with Tableau and Power BI, and writing SQL…
- 12 video lessons
- 3h
- Study notes
- 60 quiz questions
- Assignment
12 lessons in Data Analytics & Visualisation Tools
Each lesson pairs one topic with a hand-picked video, trimmed to the part that teaches it.
About this subject
This subject covers practical data handling in Excel, basic Python and R for data wrangling, data visualisation with Tableau and Power BI, and writing SQL queries. By the end you will be able to clean data and build pivot tables and lookups, choose the right chart for a dataset, design dashboards, and write SQL queries using JOIN and GROUP BY.
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Excel Pivot Tables
Module 1, Data Handling in Excel: Pivot tables
Learn Excel Pivot Tables in 10 Minutes - A complete beginner's tutorial· Chandoo· 10 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 2
VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP in Excel
Module 1, Data Handling in Excel: Lookups
The Ultimate LOOKUP Guide (XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP and more)· Kenji Explains· 12 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 3
Data Cleaning with Power Query
Module 1, Data Handling in Excel: Power Query, Data cleaning
Data Cleaning With Power Query (Better than Excel)· Kenji Explains· 12 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 4
Python and R Data Types
Module 2, Python / R Basics: Data types
Data Types in Python | Python Tutorial in Hindi 5· Rishabh Mishra· 20 min
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Pandas for Data Wrangling
Module 2, Python / R Basics: Pandas, Data wrangling
Learning Pandas for Data Analysis? Start Here.· Rob Mulla· 22 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 6
How to Choose the Right Chart
Module 3, Data Visualisation: Chart selection
How to Choose the Best Chart for Your Data Visualization: Ask Yourself These 3 Key Questions· Maven Analytics· 5 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 7
Tableau vs Power BI Dashboards
Module 3, Data Visualisation: Tableau / Power BI dashboards
Power BI vs Tableau - Best BI Tool· Luke Barousse· 17 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 8
Storytelling with Data
Module 3, Data Visualisation: Storytelling with data
How to turn data into stories· storytelling with data· 33 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 9
Database Basics for Beginners
Module 4, SQL: Database basics
What Is SQL ? | Database in SQL | SQL Introduction | SQL Tutorial In Hindi 1· Rishabh Mishra· 7 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 10
SQL SELECT and WHERE
Module 4, SQL: SELECT, WHERE
Learn Basic SQL in 15 Minutes | Business Intelligence For Beginners | SQL Tutorial For Beginners 1/3· Adam Finer - Learn BI· 6 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 11
SQL JOIN Types Explained
Module 4, SQL: JOINs
Complete SQL JOINS For Beginners | SQL JOIN Queries with Examples | SQL Tutorial in Hindi 11· Rishabh Mishra· 20 min
Study notes 5 quiz questionsWatch lesson - 12
SQL GROUP BY and Aggregation
Module 4, SQL: GROUP BY
MySQL GROUP BY & HAVING: Advanced SQL Filtering Techniques· Engineering Digest· 16 min
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Assignment
End-to-End Sales Analysis: Excel, Python, SQL and a Data Story
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Hand-picked video lessons
12 short lessons, each with the best YouTube explanation we could find, trimmed to the part that matters.
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Study notes
12 lessons come with a summary, key points, key terms and takeaways for quick revision.
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Quizzes
60 questions across the course, with the right answer and why, the moment you pick.
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Assignments
1 subject assignments with clear tasks, so you practise what each subject actually asks of you.
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Notebook
Write notes beside the video, stamped with the exact time, and jump back to that moment later.
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Progress that follows you
Completed lessons, quiz scores and where you stopped, saved to your account on every device.
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Live chat
A members-only live chat beside every lesson: doubts, tips, stickers and GIFs with your batch. One ₹19 pass opens every live chat.
The Online MBA live chat. Study together, live.
A live chat right beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA. Ask a Data Analytics & Visualisation Tools doubt mid-lesson, share a shortcut, celebrate a finished semester.
- Live chat beside every lesson
- One live chat for all of Online MBA
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- One ₹19 pass opens every live chat
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Data Analytics & Visualisation Tools: common questions
This subject covers practical data handling in Excel, basic Python and R for data wrangling, data visualisation with Tableau and Power BI, and writing SQL queries. By the end you will be able to clean data and build pivot tables and lookups, choose the right chart for a dataset, design dashboards, and write SQL queries using JOIN and GROUP BY. It's the Data Analytics & Visualisation Tools subject of Online MBA, Semester 3, in 12 lessons: Excel Pivot Tables; VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP in Excel; Data Cleaning with Power Query; Python and R Data Types; Pandas for Data Wrangling; How to Choose the Right Chart; Tableau vs Power BI Dashboards; Storytelling with Data; Database Basics for Beginners; SQL SELECT and WHERE; SQL JOIN Types Explained; SQL GROUP BY and Aggregation.
Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.
About 3h of video across 12 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “End-to-End Sales Analysis: Excel, Python, SQL and a Data Story”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.
No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.