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Practical Data Analysis Questions

The document outlines practical data analysis questions to solve using Microsoft Excel, categorized into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. It includes tasks related to sales analysis, student scores, employee attendance, customer orders, budget vs actual expenses, survey data, trend forecasting, profitability analysis, and HR data. Each question aims to enhance skills in sorting, filtering, formulas, charts, and PivotTables.

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Practical Data Analysis Questions

The document outlines practical data analysis questions to solve using Microsoft Excel, categorized into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. It includes tasks related to sales analysis, student scores, employee attendance, customer orders, budget vs actual expenses, survey data, trend forecasting, profitability analysis, and HR data. Each question aims to enhance skills in sorting, filtering, formulas, charts, and PivotTables.

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Here are several practical data analysis questions you can solve using Microsoft Excel, ideal

for practicing key skills like sorting, filtering, using formulas, charts, and PivotTables:

Basic Level Questions

1. Sales Analysis
o Given a dataset of monthly sales for different products, answer:
 What is the total sales amount?
 Which product sold the most units?
 What is the average monthly sales for Product A?
2. Student Scores
o Given a dataset of students' scores in Math, English, and Science:
 Who scored highest in each subject?
 What is the average score per student?
 How many students passed all subjects (cutoff = 50)?
3. Employee Attendance
o Given a daily attendance sheet:
 Which employee has the highest attendance?
 How many days did each employee miss work?
 What is the attendance percentage for each employee?

Intermediate Level Questions

4. Customer Orders Analysis


o Given customer orders with Date, Product, Region, and Quantity:
 What is the total quantity sold in each region?
 Create a PivotTable to summarize total orders by product.
 Plot a line graph to show sales trend over time.
5. Budget vs Actual Expenses
o Given monthly budgeted and actual expenses:
 Where did the actual expenses exceed the budget?
 What is the total variance for the year?
 Create a bar chart comparing budget vs actual.
6. Survey Data Summary
o Analyze data from a customer satisfaction survey:
 What percentage rated the service as Excellent?
 What is the average satisfaction rating per age group?
 Use conditional formatting to highlight low ratings.
Advanced Level Questions

7. Trend Forecasting with LINEST or TREND


o Given monthly sales for 2 years:
 Use a trendline to forecast next 3 months’ sales.
 What is the growth rate month-over-month?
8. Profitability Analysis
o Dataset includes Product, Cost Price, Selling Price, Units Sold:
 Calculate profit per product.
 Which product is the most profitable?
 Create a chart showing profit margins.
9. PivotTable for HR Data
o Given employee data (Department, Gender, Salary, Years of Experience):
 What is the average salary per department?
 Gender distribution in each department?
 Years of experience vs. salary: any correlation?

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