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.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Market Trend, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Competitive Analysis, Agile Project Management, Trend Analysis, Case Studies, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Science and Research, Research Design, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Sociology, Political Sciences, Experimentation, Anthropology, Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dubai College of Tourism
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Restaurant Operation, Restaurant Management, Forecasting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Hospitality Management, Customer Demand Planning, Revenue Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Performance Analysis, Team Management, Data Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Technical Communication, Sampling (Statistics)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scripting, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Capture, Data Transformation, Python Programming, Jupyter
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Sales Strategy, E-Commerce, Data Manipulation, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Forecasting, Working Capital, Fraud detection, Trend Analysis
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Tableau Software, Data Storytelling, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Heat Maps, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Geospatial Mapping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Modeling, Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Dashboard, Performance Tuning, Technical Analysis, Database Design, Data Visualization Software, Data Warehousing, Market Data, Data Transformation, Data Presentation, Investment Banking, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tree Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Jupyter, Data Structures, Data Cleansing, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming, Probability & Statistics, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles
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