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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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    University of Pennsylvania

    Global Trends for Business and Society

    Skills you'll gain: Demography, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Global Marketing, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, Financial Systems, Economics, Business Economics, Governance

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    New York University

    Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Market Dynamics, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Technical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Machine Learning, Physics, Probability & Statistics

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger

    Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Promotional Strategies, Customer Engagement, Social Media, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Content Management Systems, Business Writing, Marketing

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science Decisions in Time

    Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Game Theory, Reinforcement Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Clinical Trials, Bioinformatics, Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Analytics, Markov Model, Bayesian Statistics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Strategic Decision-Making, Anomaly Detection, Probability Distribution, Cybersecurity, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning Methods

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Irvine

    Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses

    Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Proofreading, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Untersuchen und Erstellen von Daten für Unternehmen

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Histogram, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Graphing, Influencing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Writing and Editing: Revising

    Skills you'll gain: Writing and Editing, Editing, Constructive Feedback, Writing, Proofreading, Literacy, Critical Thinking, Detail Oriented, Collaboration, Time Management, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    The Influence of Social Determinants on Health

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Health Assessment, Social Justice, Epidemiology, Socioeconomics, Health Systems, Cultural Responsiveness, Stress Management, Health Care, Social Studies, Mental and Behavioral Health, Data Collection, Preventative Care, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Amsterdam

    Unraveling the Cycling City

    Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Systems Thinking, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Science, Spatial Analysis, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Environment and Resource Management, European History

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Responsible AI, Tensorflow, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Quality, Keras (Neural Network Library), Google Cloud Platform, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Cleansing, Data Strategy, Business Metrics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning, Deep Learning, Data Transformation, Data Processing

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Seaborn Python: Visualize & Analyze Data Distributions

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Mining Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Big Data, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Machine Learning Algorithms, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Network Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Scalability

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Global Trends for Business and Society: University of Pennsylvania
  • Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance: New York University
  • Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger: Coursera
  • Data Science Decisions in Time: Johns Hopkins University
  • Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses: University of California, Irvine
  • Untersuchen und Erstellen von Daten für Unternehmen: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Writing and Editing: Revising: University of Michigan
  • The Influence of Social Determinants on Health: University of Michigan
  • Unraveling the Cycling City: University of Amsterdam
  • Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud en Español: Google Cloud

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