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.

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Natural Resource Management, Water Resource Management, Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, Spatial Analysis, Research Methodologies, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Customer Analysis, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Technical Communication, Data Visualization Software
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Application Deployment, Unsupervised Learning, Data Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Presentation, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Geospatial Information and Technology, Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Software, Database Management, ArcGIS, Global Positioning Systems, Decision Support Systems, Data Modeling, Open Source Technology, Web Applications, Mobile Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Histogram, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Online Advertising, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Keyword Research, Apache Hadoop, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Digital Advertising, Machine Learning Methods, Social Media Strategy, Customer Analysis, MarTech, Predictive Modeling
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Quantitative Research, Marketing Analytics, Market Analysis, Market Research, Exploratory Data Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Customer Analysis, Data Literacy, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Variance Analysis, Descriptive Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Network, R (Software), R Programming, Social Network Analysis, Simulations, Graph Theory, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Markov Model, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization Software, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Graphing, Big Data, Data Transformation, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Structures, NumPy, Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis, PySpark, Application Deployment, Data Analysis, Apache Spark, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Machine Learning Methods, Customer Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, R (Software), R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Metadata Management, R Programming, Scientific Methods, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months