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: 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

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, World History, Human Resource Policies, Economics, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Heat Maps, Spatial Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence Software, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Mapping
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, R Programming, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Probability & Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Epidemiology, Data Collection, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Health Informatics, Sampling (Statistics), Health Disparities, Health Assessment, Health Information Management, Data Integration, Electronic Medical Record System, Continuous Monitoring, Information Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Disaster Recovery, Network Administration, Authentications, Vulnerability Assessments, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Wireless Networks, Cybersecurity, Network Monitoring, Local Area Networks, Vulnerability Management, Telecommunications, Network Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Communication Systems, Cryptography, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Theoretical Computer Science, Pseudocode, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Graph Theory, Network Analysis, Probability, Probability & Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Manipulation, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Random Forest Algorithm, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Ethics, Data Transformation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Collection, Data Capture, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Personally Identifiable Information, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Information Privacy, Statistical Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Complex Problem Solving, Business Leadership, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Adaptability, Organizational Leadership, Business Transformation, Systems Thinking, Agile Methodology, Digital Transformation, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks