15 Claude Tips for Everyday Data Analysis

Course details

Want faster answers from your data? In this course, Emma Chieppor delivers practical, bite-sized tips for using Claude to boost your data analysis work. Learn how to pair Claude with a spreadsheet, write high-impact prompts, avoid common pitfalls, and get consistent, reliable outputs. Emma includes real-world examples of using Claude to generate formulas, format data, and troubleshoot errors.

Learning objectives
Identify what makes a clear, effective prompt for Claude when working with data.
Apply prompt patterns to have Claude generate formulas, explain code, or optimize queries.
Troubleshoot common issues in Claude’s outputs and revise prompts to improve accuracy.
Evaluate when to rely on Claude’s results and how to double-check its work.
Compare different prompt approaches to see which produce the most consistent, reliable outputs.

Concepts

Audit and Understand Your Data

Using Claude for Data Analysis
Audit data with Claude

Clean and Prepare Your Data

Clean messy data with Claude
Merge multiple Excel files with Claude

Structure and Organize Your Data

Analyze text with Claude - Extract sentiment & themes
Add conditional formatting with Claude
Filter, sort, and aggregate data across worksheets with Claude

Write and Fix Formulas

Write Excel formulas with Claude
Debug Excel formulas with Claude

Analyze and Visualize Your Data

Create pivot tables with Claude
Create & customize advanced charts with Claude
Compare datasets with Claude
Forecast data with Claude
Build Excel models with Claude
Create dashboard reports with Claude
Create Excel dashboards with Claude

15 Claude Tips for Everyday Data Analysis

Authors

Emma Chieppor