This course provides candidates with the knowledge of using integrated spreadsheet tools and introductory statistical modelling software. Candidates will be challenged to apply their organized datasets using the decision-making metrics learned. Technical skills will be developed, and the use of existing statistical tools will give candidates a firm starting point to developing their own bespoke solutions to contextualized real world problems. This course builds on the competence from Spreadsheet Fundamentals.

This course builds directly on the skills gained from Spreadsheet Fundamentals. Candidates at this point are able to manage a workbook and are now ready to be introduced to the knowledge and skills needed to use statistical tools to further analyse and extract heuristics from data sets. Several mathematical techniques are taught which assist in improving data quality, and to reduce erroneous data points from impacting the rest of the model. The tools selected for this course are from built-in spreadsheet suites and any industry standard practices.