This textbook is suitable as either a core text for using Excel 2016 in an introductory data analytics course or as a supplement to many basic through intermediate accounting or finance courses. May also be assigned to students who need exposure or a refresher on how to use the Excel 2016 application in general.

Data Analytics Using Microsoft Excel With Accounting and Finance Datasets provides students with the opportunity to learn basic skills needed to execute many personal and professional activities using Excel 2016. This clear, easy-to-follow text also prepares learners to master more advanced skills using Excel. Heavy emphasis is placed on how to efficiently navigate big datasets and use the keyboard to access commands during the design process. Author-narrated videos embedded throughout the digital reader explain concepts and operations, adding an engaging audio and visual richness to the written explanations and exercises.

Extensive datasets included in the book are drawn from accounting and finance scenarios and provide learners with a basis for conceptualizing and designing data analytics projects with the highest level of integrity. Data visualization skills are also introduced and reinforced throughout.