This class taught me how to use Excel as a tool for facilitating data analysis and to visually present data in a manner that is easily intelligible for not only myself but other users as well. From a data analysis perspective, I learned how to have Excel quickly make many calculations that would a take lot longer if done manually. One of the most interesting, and practical, capabilities I learned was how to define what criteria I want to count out of a raw data list that is not already broken into different categories for me. In regards to presenting raw data visually, I learned how to create both scatter plots and histograms.
The Excel activities will be very applicable to my majors and other areas of interest. As someone planning to double major in political science and business, Excel will help me understand data as well as present it in an easy to understand way. In my political science major I expect the skill of creating visual representations of data to be particularly helpful. In business, Excel would be very helpful in analyzing a company’s operations. For instance, I enjoy looking into investable companies and tried using the skills I learned in Excel to gain insight into a fertilizer company.
Overall, I feel that my newly acquired knowledge of Excel’s capabilities will make me very likely to utilize it in the future. Moreover, I expect to continually discover new uses for it whether in personal, academic, or professional applications.
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