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.

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Methodology, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement, Business Process, Project Management, Project Planning, Customer experience improvement, Process Mapping, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Risk Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Methods, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Bidding, Social Sciences, Resource Allocation, Political Sciences, Economics, Behavioral Economics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Probability & Statistics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Process Capability, Team Management, Statistical Process Controls, Exploratory Data Analysis, Six Sigma Methodology, Probability & Statistics, Process Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Process Mapping, Correlation Analysis, Data Collection, Regression Analysis, Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Business Process, Graphing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Quantitative Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Statistics, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Research Methodologies, Research, R Programming, Data Presentation, Surveys, Data Collection, Data Ethics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stata, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Correlation Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Risk Analysis, Public Health, Investigation, Case Studies, Laboratory Testing, Statistical Analysis, Research Methodologies, Statistics, Report Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Probability & Statistics, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Data Cleansing, Data Access, Deep Learning, Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Python Programming
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Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Predictive Analytics, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Biostatistics, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Markov Model, Text Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Data Processing, Algorithms, Probability & Statistics, Linear Algebra
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Tensorflow, Statistical Modeling, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months