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 Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, GIS Software, Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Image Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Jupyter, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Data Cleansing, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Feature Engineering, Statistical Inference, Data Transformation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Risk Management, Financial Management, Wealth Management, Finance, Financial Market, Investments, Financial Planning, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Market Dynamics, Quantitative Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Systems, Community Health, Health Policy, Program Evaluation, Infectious Diseases, Data Collection, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Demand Planning, Excel Formulas, Trend Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Graphing, Market Trend, Process Optimization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Water Resource Management, Water Sustainability, Sustainability Standards, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Plant Operations and Management, Sustainable Systems, Water Resources, Systems Thinking, Environmental Science, General Science and Research, Taxonomy, Spatial Analysis, Socioeconomics, Biology
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Data Mining, Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Forecasting, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Business Strategy, Decision Making
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Social Sciences, Research Design, Research, Scientific Methods, Surveys, Experimentation, Data Collection, Sample Size Determination, Probability & Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Data Cleansing, Analytics, R (Software), Statistical Software, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Forecasting, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Splunk Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Correlation Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Performance Tuning, Dashboard, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Data Modeling, Ad Hoc Reporting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Real Time Data, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Science, Business Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Care, Health Systems, Health Policy, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks