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: Facebook, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Customer Analysis, User Accounts, Social Media, E-Commerce
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Demography, International Relations, Political Sciences, Market Trend, Socioeconomics, Trend Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, World History, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Financial Systems, Economics, Business, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Generative Model Architectures, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Algorithms, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Kibana, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Data Import/Export, Financial Data, Mainframe Computing, Dataflow, Big Data, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Data Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Database Development, Database Design, Data Modeling, SQL, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Workforce Management, Production Process, Digital Transformation, Automation, Social Sciences, Organizational Structure, Socioeconomics, Organizational Change, Trend Analysis, Technology Strategies, World History, Emerging Technologies, Sociology, Innovation, Storytelling, Demography, Economics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Content, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media, Analytics, Social Media Strategy, Driving engagement, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Performance Analysis, Performance Metric
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Sales Training, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Inside Sales, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Market Analysis, Trend Analysis, Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Benchmarking, Search Engine Optimization, Content Performance Analysis, Keyword Research, Marketing Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Performance Measurement, Content Strategy, Performance Improvement, Driving engagement, Trend Analysis, Customer Insights
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Sharing, Authentications, Web Analytics, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Accounts, Data Access, Drive Engagement, Cloud Development, Customer experience improvement, Dashboard, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Registration, Content Management
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Predictive Analytics, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Trend Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Analysis, Statistical Methods, Exploratory Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Regional Sales, Market Trend, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours