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 Pennsylvania
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

New York University
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
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
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

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Proofreading, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Writing and Editing, Editing, Constructive Feedback, Writing, Proofreading, Literacy, Critical Thinking, Detail Oriented, Collaboration, Time Management, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
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
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Amsterdam
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
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