Familiarity with basic spreadsheet navigation helps, but you can begin with the introductory videos.
About this course
Learn how analysts turn an unclear business question into an evidence-based explanation. Google's free video collection explores spreadsheets, SQL, data cleaning, visualization, and R, alongside communication and career skills. The playlist combines longer lessons with short topic introductions.
What you can learn
- Frame a question and assess the quality of its data
- Explore spreadsheet calculations, SQL cleaning, and R workflows
- Present findings through charts, Tableau examples, and clear explanations
Course at a glance
| Provider | |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Grow with Google |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Main language | English |
| Available videos | 46 |
| Video duration | 18h 13m · allow extra time for practice |
| Details checked | 8 October 2026 |
Who is this for?
For newcomers considering data analytics and learners who want to compare the tools used in an analyst's workflow. Familiarity with basic spreadsheet navigation helps, but you can begin with the introductory videos.
Put the ideas into practice
Use a small public dataset to pose one answerable question. Record cleaning decisions, calculate a few summaries, and make one chart. Finish with a short explanation of what the data supports and what it cannot establish.
Choose a video from the lesson list, search for a topic, or use Previous and Next to follow the official playlist order. Mark lessons complete as you go. Your progress is saved in this browser without requiring a WikiFree account.
Free videos and certificate access
These publicly available YouTube videos are free to watch. This listing does not include a Google Career Certificate, graded assignments, or access to a separate paid learning program. Some playlists introduce or preview a larger certificate curriculum. Any certificate enrollment and its current terms are separate from watching here.
Software, advertising, cloud services, and some AI features shown in the videos may require an account or a paid plan. Watching does not require purchasing those optional services. Recorded interfaces can differ from current versions.
Use this course in a learning path
- Free Data Analytics Learning Path for BeginnersCourse resource in this path
- Data Analyst Career Path: Courses and Portfolio ProjectResource 01
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| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free Data Analytics Course: Spreadsheets, SQL and R | Beginner | Frame a question and assess the quality of its data · Explore spreadsheet calculations, SQL cleaning, and R workflows · Present findings through charts, Tableau examples, and clear explanations | 18h 13m of video; practice time is additional |
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| Free Advanced Data Analytics Course: Statistics and ML | Intermediate | Data science workflow · Data interpretation · Statistics | 21h 32m of video; practice time is additional |
| Google Cloud Data Analytics Essentials: Free Learning Instruction | Beginner | Analytics lifecycle literacy · BigQuery architecture awareness · Business-intelligence tool comparison | 2 hours; provider full-course estimate including practical activities; instruction-only study time may differ. |
Provider: Google. Videos play from the Grow with Google channel on YouTube.
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