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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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    Aptly

    Google Search Advertising Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Performance Analysis, Performance marketing, Bidding, Campaign Management, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Advertising, Performance Metric, Keyword Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Target Audience, Performance Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Participação das Mulheres na Sociedade e nas Organizações

    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

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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Applied Machine Learning with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Driving engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Analytics Project Ideation

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Simulations, Exploratory Data Analysis, Experimentation, Research Design, Business Analytics, Operations Research, Project Design, Customer Analysis, A/B Testing, Data Mining, Business Analysis, Analytical Skills, Ideation, Advanced Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Process Mapping, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Looker Data Explorer - Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Access, Data Analysis, Analysis, Google Cloud Platform, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    How to find audience interests with Meta Business Suite

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Online Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Customer Analysis, Advertising, Market Opportunities, Business Metrics, Content Performance Analysis, Data Import/Export

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Portfolio Managers: Smarter Asset Allocation

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Responsible AI, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, AI Enablement, Investment Management, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Real Time Data, Correlation Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Data Viz Using Tableau & Presenting With Storytelling

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Presentations, Interactive Data Visualization, Verbal Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Scatter Plots, Stakeholder Communications, Spatial Analysis, Trend Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAS

    Data Literacy in Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Technical Communication

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Optimizing Performance of LookML Queries

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Performance Tuning, Query Languages, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Persistence, Data Analysis, Data Store, System Monitoring, Google Cloud Platform

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Creating a Data Warehouse Through Joins and Unions

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Database Administration, SQL, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Google Analytics

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Data Prep for Machine Learning in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Pandas (Python Package), Box Plots, Python Programming, Data Science, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Google Search Advertising Implementation: Aptly
  • Participação das Mulheres na Sociedade e nas Organizações: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Applied Machine Learning with Python: Edureka
  • Analytics Project Ideation: University of Minnesota
  • Looker Data Explorer - Qwik Start: Google Cloud
  • How to find audience interests with Meta Business Suite: Coursera
  • GenAI for Portfolio Managers: Smarter Asset Allocation: Coursera
  • Data Viz Using Tableau & Presenting With Storytelling: University of Pennsylvania
  • Data Literacy in Practice: SAS
  • Optimizing Performance of LookML Queries: Google Cloud

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