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Descriptive Statistics Courses

Descriptive statistics courses can help you learn how to summarize data sets, calculate measures of central tendency, and assess variability. You can build skills in interpreting frequency distributions, creating visual data representations, and performing hypothesis testing. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, R, or Python for data analysis, allowing you to apply these skills in practical scenarios, such as analyzing survey results or evaluating experimental data.


Popular Descriptive Statistics Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Crea un perfil de negocios en Twitter

    Skills you'll gain: Trend Analysis, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Market Trend, Account Management, User Accounts, Marketing Communications

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Practical AI for Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Strategy, Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Computer Vision, Unstructured Data, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Employing Best Practices for Improving the Usability of LookML Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Maintainability, Usability Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Dictionary, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Data Analysis with the FraudFinder Workshop

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis, Real Time Data, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Application Deployment, Jupyter, Data Analysis, System Monitoring, Data Warehousing, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Financial Controllers: Boosting Budget Accuracy

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Management Reporting, Dashboard, Budgeting, Financial Management, Predictive Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Power BI, Cash Flow Forecasting, Generative AI, Tableau Software, Real Time Data, Business Intelligence, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Financial Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Automation, Data Visualization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    BFSI Career Roadmap: Roles, Skills, and Industry Trends

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Services, Banking, Compensation Analysis, Financial Sales, Investment Banking, Financial Management, Commercial Banking, Private Equity, Retail Banking, Project Finance, Financial Modeling, FinTech, Financial Statement Analysis, Actuarial Science, Emerging Technologies, Trend Analysis, Corporate Finance, Digital Transformation, Credit Risk, Risk Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Predict Visitor Purchases with a Classification Model in BQML

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, E-Commerce, Big Data, Marketing Analytics, Google Cloud Platform, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Arizona State University

    Dark Data Migration and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Engineering Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Computational Thinking, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Integration, Capacity Management, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Lakes, Unstructured Data, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Access, Data Literacy, Solution Design, Data Quality

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Azure ML: Designing and Preparing Machine Learning Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Statistical Modeling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Correlation Analysis, Text Mining, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Network Analysis, Feature Engineering, Probability, Data Structures, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Maven Analytics

    Complete Visual Guide to Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Forecasting, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Business Intelligence, Random Forest Algorithm

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Creating a Data Transformation Pipeline with Cloud Dataprep

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Extract, Transform, Load, Exploratory Data Analysis, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Google Analytics

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular descriptive statistics courses

  • Crea un perfil de negocios en Twitter: Coursera
  • Practical AI for Professionals: Northeastern University
  • Employing Best Practices for Improving the Usability of LookML Projects: Google Cloud
  • Data Analysis with the FraudFinder Workshop: Google Cloud
  • GenAI for Financial Controllers: Boosting Budget Accuracy: Coursera
  • BFSI Career Roadmap: Roles, Skills, and Industry Trends: Board Infinity
  • Predict Visitor Purchases with a Classification Model in BQML: Google Cloud
  • Dark Data Migration and Architecture: Arizona State University
  • Azure ML: Designing and Preparing Machine Learning Solutions: Whizlabs
  • Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University

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