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AI SKILLS · Data & decisions

Analyze data with AI assistance

Use AI to help explore data while checking definitions, calculations, and missing values.

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Why this skill matters

You need to distinguish a real business signal from a convincing chart or explanation.

What to learn

  • Check data quality and units
  • Verify generated formulas or queries
  • Explain uncertainty to decision-makers

Before you begin

Basic spreadsheet skills

PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Build a work sample

Analyze a small public dataset, reproduce one AI-assisted calculation manually, and explain one limitation.

Evidence of progress

A reproducible analysis with verified calculations and source data.

This exercise is an original ToolGrail suggestion. Use public, synthetic, or approved data.

LEARNING RESOURCE

Get started with Microsoft data analytics

Microsoft Learn · Resource checked 2026-11-04

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This may be documentation, a framework, or a training path. Product access, accounts, or paid licenses may be needed for hands-on exercises.

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Operations teams building shared business applications.
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