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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Jupyter, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming, Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Integrity, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Sample Size Determination, SQL, Spreadsheet Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Matplotlib, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Scatter Plots, Probability & Statistics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Software, Statistical Programming, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Probability Distribution, Python Programming, Data Visualization Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Dashboard, Analytics, Amazon Web Services, Descriptive Analytics, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Big Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unix Commands, Biostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Unix, Data Science, Data Management, Statistical Methods, Command-Line Interface, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Linux Commands, Data Analysis Software, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Molecular Biology, R Programming, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Text Mining, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Tensorflow, Unstructured Data, Probability & Statistics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Data Access, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Quality, Data Science, Probability & Statistics, Jupyter, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Analysis, Data Transformation, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Linux Commands, Apache Kafka, SQL, Apache Airflow, IBM Cognos Analytics, Bash (Scripting Language), Data Pipelines, Shell Script, Data Visualization, Dashboard, File Management, Star Schema, IBM DB2, Business Intelligence, Interactive Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, Databases
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Matplotlib, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Data Manipulation, Programming Principles, Jupyter, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Behavioral Economics, Decision Making, Financial Planning, Finance, Consumer Behaviour, Financial Analysis, Economics, Psychology, Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks