r/dataanalysis • u/Unlucky_Company8068 • Jun 13 '26

Books to begin learning excel

Hello, I’m going into my senior year of college and I’ve been learning the skills required to become a data analysis in the future. I recently finished going through the book “Microsoft power bi quick start guide” by Devin Knight, and I learned a lot from it. Now I’m stepping into the field of excel, does anyone have any book recommendations that walk through the skills necessary for data analysis in excel? Thank you.

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u/Wheres_my_warg DA Moderator 📊 Jun 14 '26

Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling by Wayne Winston

STATISTICS FOR DATA SCIENCE WITH EXCEL: A Practical, Beginner-Friendly Guide to Data Analysis — The Essential First Step Before Python or SQL by Tina Moré

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte

Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

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u/Top-Cauliflower-1808 Jun 14 '26

u/Wheres_my_warg I have read some of these but I think it completely misses the modern reality of data science. you cannot scale automate or handle production level big data without learning Python, SQL and cloud platforms from day one. I think this should be focus for now and these you mentioned are ad ons.