Sharpen your Excel skills with our free Excel data for practice. Choose from over 40 industry scenarios—finance, HR, marketing, healthcare, and more—and download ready‑made Excel datasets for practice in seconds. No account or payment needed.
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You can choose from a predefined set of scenarios to generate a dataset with multiple data points based on a specific situation or context. Follow these simple steps:
On this page, you can pick anything from Financial Transactions, Business Profiles, Legal Case Files, Loan Applications, Subscription Data, Product Inventory Transactions, Academic Records, Event Guest Lists, Transportation Routes and Schedules, Medical Appointments, Product Manufacturing Data, Weather Data, User Activity Logs, Customer Loyalty Program Data, Social Media Analytics, Shipping Label Data, Survey Responses, Job Application Data, Product Reviews, Real Estate Listings, Banking Transactions, Fitness Tracking, Employee Payroll, Customer Support Tickets, Marketing Campaigns, Inventory Stock Levels, Vehicle Fleet Data, Product Price History, Energy Consumption, Gaming User Data, Crypto Transactions, Food Delivery Orders, Healthcare Patient Records, Digital Marketing Metrics, Startup Funding Rounds, Crowdfunding Campaigns, Environmental Impact Assessments, Election Poll Data, Subscription Service Churn Data, Sports Statistics, Restaurant Reservation Data, HR Recruitment Pipeline, Construction Project Management, Insurance Claims, Telecommunication Usage, Space Mission Logs.
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Our datasets mimic real‑world scenarios—financial transactions, marketing metrics, HR logs—so you practice on data that feels authentic.
Generate 100,000 rows of sample data instantly—perfect for pivot tables, large‑scale analysis, or performance testing.
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All datasets are available in both .xlsx and .csv formats—compatible with Excel, Google Sheets, Python, and R.
We cover over 15 topics, each with multiple datasets, and add new industry scenarios every month.
Whether you prefer Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, these tips will help you turn our sample datasets into powerful learning exercises.
In Excel, open CSV or JSON exports directly—or use Get & Transform (Power Query) to connect, clean and reshape your practice datasets.
In Google Sheets, try =IMPORTDATA() for CSV/TSV files, or =IMPORTRANGE() to pull data from another sheet—no manual copy‑paste needed.
TEXT(), DATEVALUE(), YEAR() and MONTH() to parse and reformat dates for time‑series practice.Pivot tables are the backbone of data analysis practice. In Excel, go to Insert → PivotTable, then drag “fields” into Rows, Columns and Values to explore patterns. In Google Sheets, insert a Pivot Table and use its side‑panel editor to slice and dice your sample data—perfect for honing summarization skills.
Practice building charts (bar, line, pie) to visualize your results. In Excel you can add Slicers for interactive filtering; in Sheets use the Chart Editor to customize styles, labels and even dynamic ranges for live dashboards.
• Excel Macros: Record or write VBA macros to automate repetitive cleaning or formatting steps on your practice files. • Google Apps Script: Open Tools → Script editor in Sheets to write small JavaScript scripts—e.g., auto‑refresh imported data or send yourself an email when a KPI threshold is crossed.
Both Excel and Google Sheets can harness our practice datasets, but choosing the right tool depends on your scenario:
=IMPORTDATA() and the =QUERY() function to pull, filter, and reshape live data.
Follow these workflows using our downloadable CSV/XLSX files to build real‑world skills:
Leverage Sheets’ cloud‑native features with our practice data:
=IMPORTDATA("https://practicedatasets.online/sales-dataset-for-analysis.csv") to pull “Sales Transactions” directly.
• Use =IMPORTRANGE("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/…","Sheet1!A1:F1000") for connected Sheets exercises.
=QUERY() on the
Power Bi CSV:
=QUERY(A1:E,"select C,sum(D) where B contains 'Facebook' group by C",1).
=IMPORTDATA() call or sends you a Slack message when “Customer Support Tickets” hit a threshold.
Instantly load any of our scenario files into Excel or Sheets—no manual formatting needed:
=IMPORTDATA("https://practicedatasets.online/loan-applications.csv"), then freeze the top row (View → Freeze → 1 row).
Use any of our downloadable datasets to try these short, formula‑focused exercises. No setup required—just copy your data into Excel or Sheets and give each one a go.
Amount values where Region = "North".Status = "Open" and Priority = "High".Salary for Employee ID = 1024.Units Sold by Unit Price across rows and return the total revenue.Category = "Marketing" and Spend > 500.First Name and Last Name into a single Full Name column.Delivery Date for Order # 7890 in a “Shipping Log.”Sales by Product Category, then sort highest to lowest."Approved" if CreditScore > 700, otherwise "Review".Rating for ProductID = 501 and Date ≥ 2025‑01‑01.CustomerID values from a “Sales Transactions” sheet.Salary in descending order.Unit Price column to two decimal places for clean reporting.Tip: For each question, insert your data into a new sheet, type the formula into the highlighted cell, and press Enter to verify your result.
Progress through these formula categories using our practice datasets:
=SUMIF() on “Sales Transactions” to total regional sales.
– =COUNTIFS() on “Customer Support Tickets” for high‑priority counts.
=XLOOKUP() or =VLOOKUP() on “Employee Payroll” to fetch salary by ID.
– =INDEX/MATCH() on “Inventory Stock Levels” for dynamic stock checks.
=AVERAGEIFS() on “Product Reviews” by rating and date.
– =SUMPRODUCT() on “Product Price History” to calculate revenue.
=TEXT() / =DATEVALUE() to reformat dates in “Event Guest Lists.”
– =LEFT() / =RIGHT() on “Product Codes” to extract identifiers.
=FILTER() and =UNIQUE() on “Survey Responses” to pull unique answers.
– =ARRAYFORMULA() in Sheets for bulk formula application.
Keep your workbook or sheet responsive when practicing at scale:
=OFFSET() or =INDIRECT() with structured references or INDEX/MATCH to reduce recalculation time.
=IMPORTRANGE() to limit data in memory.
Work together on your practice datasets without losing progress:
Practicing with sample Excel datasets helps you improve your Excel skills, understand data structures, and prepare for real data projects. It’s ideal for students, analysts, job seekers, and developers working with data.
These datasets can help you practice:
Yes, all our free Excel practice datasets are designed for all skill levels. Each sample Excel spreadsheet comes pre‑formatted with column headers and clear instructions, while still offering enough complexity for intermediate to advanced analysis tasks.
With these datasets, you can simulate:
Yes, we regularly expand and update our Excel practice dataset library with new industry formats and use cases to keep your learning relevant and diversified.
Yes, many of our Excel practice datasets are suitable for supervised learning, classification, clustering, and regression tasks. You can export them from Excel into Python or R for model development.
Yes, all Excel sample practice datasets are free for educational and non‑commercial use. You can download and use them without signing up or sharing personal data.
When choosing Excel datasets for practice, pick based on your interest or career goals. For finance roles, start with banking transactions. For marketing, try digital marketing metrics or customer loyalty data. For analytics practice, go for survey responses or product reviews.
Absolutely. Feel free to share, modify, and distribute these files for educational and professional use.
Yes. While most of our datasets are raw data files, we’re starting to include advanced practice templates—complete with pre‑built macros, VBA code samples, and dynamic dashboard elements. Check the “Advanced” category for these specialized files.
If you need a specialized dataset (e.g., insurance claims data, healthcare patient logs), fill out our contact form with your requirements. Our team will generate a tailored Excel practice dataset within 48–72 hours.