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.

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Database Design, Ggplot2, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Statistical Visualization, Data Collection, Interactive Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Analytical Skills, R (Software), Excel Formulas, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation
★ 4.7 (32K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Data Storytelling, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Marketing Effectiveness, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, A/B Testing, Data Collection, Marketing, Interviewing Skills
★ 4.7 (4.4K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Wrangling, Plotly, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Unsupervised Learning, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (150K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Web Scraping, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Tableau Software, Data Literacy, Dashboard, Pandas (Python Package), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
★ 4.8 (265) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Matplotlib, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Programming, Seaborn, Probability & Statistics, Jupyter, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Data Collection, NumPy, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (2.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Ethics, Feature Engineering, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Tableau Software, Machine Learning, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Presence, Python Programming
★ 4.8 (11K) · Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Zurich
Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Applied Mathematics, Finance, Correlation Analysis
★ 4.8 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Data Storytelling, Logistic Regression, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Correlation Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Decision Tree Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Machine Learning, Statistics
★ 4.4 (1.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Probability, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Graphing, Scatter Plots
★ 4.6 (1.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Probability & Statistics, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Fiscal Management, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis
★ 4.8 (3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Data Pipelines, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Analytics, SQL, Business Analytics, Data Infrastructure, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Warehousing, Analysis, Capacity Management, Data Warehousing, Performance Analysis, Performance Metric, Scalability, Performance Measurement, Return On Investment, Interactive Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, Knitr, Data Sharing, GitHub, Machine Learning
★ 4.6 (48K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months