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Ms Excel

Microsoft Excel: Statistical Functions

COUNT, SUMIF, AVERAGE, rounding functions, and data analysis

3 CPD credits on completion
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Course Information

This course covers the use of statistical formulas and the key concepts and techniques required.

Certificate on Completion

This course is made up of videos, questions and additional reading materials and accounts for 3 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning. A certificate will be issued once you have completed all 3 units.

Course Sections

This Course is made up of the following sections:

  • Use of Functions (Video)
  • Analysis (Video)
  • Statistical Functions (Notes)
  • Statistical Functions (Multiple Quizzes)

What You Will Learn

  • Apply COUNT, COUNTA, and COUNTIF to tally cells based on different criteria
  • Calculate conditional totals using SUMIF for filtered datasets
  • Distinguish between ROUND, ROUNDUP, ROUNDDOWN, and INT for controlling decimal precision
  • Explain how AVERAGE works and interpret its result in the context of financial data
  • Describe how to combine statistical functions for basic data analysis in Excel

Who This Course Is For

  • Accountants who need to summarise and analyse datasets with conditional calculations
  • Finance professionals who work with large datasets requiring counting, summing, and averaging by criteria
  • Excel users who have covered basic functions and want to add statistical tools to their skill set

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with basic Excel functions such as SUM and simple formulas
  • Completion of the Learnsignal Spreadsheet Functions course or equivalent knowledge

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