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Introduction to Sigma

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This introduction to Sigma course helps data-curious professionals quickly get up to speed with Sigma’s powerful, spreadsheet-like interface. Whether you’re new to data analytics or transitioning from tools like Excel or Tableau, this course provides the foundational skills to confidently explore and visualize your cloud data.

Connect Data, Build Dashboards

You’ll start by learning how to connect to data sources to unlock real-time access to your data. We’ll guide you through building custom calculations, pivot tables, and a wide range of chart types to quickly uncover insights and trends. You’ll also unlock the power of input tables in Sigma, allowing end users to input ad hoc data directly into your dashboards. From there, you’ll discover how to build interactive dashboards that are both efficient and easy to use, making it simple to share data stories across your organization. You’ll learn best practices for designing user-friendly dashboards that can be tailored to different audiences and use cases.

Publish, Share, Empower

Finally, the course covers how to publish and save custom dashboard views, so you can confidently enable your stakeholders with tools they can use to find the insights that matter most to them. By the end of this course, you’ll have hands-on experience using Sigma to turn raw data into compelling, interactive dashboards, without writing any code. This course is perfect for business users, analysts, and anyone looking to get more from their data.
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  1. 1

    Exploring Data with Sigma

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    In this chapter, you’ll learn how to connect Sigma to live data sources and add ad-hoc data to workbooks with Input tables. We’ll perform row-level calculations and group and summarize tables to organize your data in insightful ways. We’ll create pivot tables and practice creating charts to bring insights to life visually. By the end of this chapter, you’ll be equipped with essential skills for exploring, analyzing and interacting with data in Sigma.

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    Getting started in Sigma
    50 xp
    Sigma in practice
    50 xp
    Creating a workbook
    50 xp
    Preparing the Call Log table
    100 xp
    Row-level and aggregate calculations
    50 xp
    Sigma table skills
    50 xp
    Calculating on-hold minutes
    50 xp
    Calculating percentage
    100 xp
    Groupings, calculations, and summary statistics
    50 xp
    Groupings for insight
    50 xp
    Grouping call center data
    50 xp
    Grouping calls by month
    100 xp
    Multi-level groupings
    100 xp
    Which month escalated most?
    100 xp
    Input Tables
    50 xp
    Configuring an empty input table
    100 xp
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    Building Efficient, Interactive Workbooks

    Now that you know how to bring in and visualize data with Sigma, it's time to explore adding interactivity and practice building efficiently. We’ll learn to use page controls for dynamic, customizable interactivity and explore workbook lineage, a powerful feature that helps you trace data sources, transformations, and dependencies across your workbook. This chapter gives you the tools to build clear, interactive, and trustworthy analytics experiences for any audience.

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    Publishing User-Friendly, Polished Workbooks

    In this final chapter, you’ll bring everything together and practice designing polished, professional workbooks. We’ll cover best practices for workbook layout and experiment with synced controls for a seamless user experience. We’ll also learn to publish your workbook for others to view. You’ll preview the workbook from the point of view of different user types and learn how to save custom views of your workbooks for easy access at any time. By the end of this chapter you’ll be equipped with the skills to share powerful, tailored insights in Sigma with confidence.

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Katrina Menne HeadshotKatrina Menne

Sigma Alliance Lead at Aimpoint Digital

Katrina Menne is the Sigma Alliance Lead at Aimpoint Digital, where she leads Sigma-specific strategy, enablement, and solution delivery. With over a decade of experience in data and analytics, she helps organizations adopt and scale modern BI with Sigma. Katrina is a certified Sigma Partner and Architect, the founder of the Sigma User Meetup (SUM), and the author of Spreadsheets for Dummies: Sigma Special Edition. She is also a Golden Goat award winner and has authored several Sigma courses and blogs to help users get the most out of the platform.
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