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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Programming, R (Software), Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Analysis, Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Software, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Literacy, Statistical Visualization, Data Processing, Data Manipulation
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Microsoft Excel, Sampling (Statistics), Data Cleansing, Data Wrangling, Statistical Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Integration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Logistic Regression, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Data Literacy, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Risk Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistics, R (Software), Data Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Data Preprocessing, Box Plots, Data Visualization Software, Histogram, Probability, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Jupyter, Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, SPSS, Logistic Regression, SPSS (Software), Regression Analysis, Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Correlation Analysis, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Presentation, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Probability, Probability Distribution, Simulations, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Estimation, Correlation Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Reliability, Engineering, Spatial Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Amsterdam
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Statistical Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Logistic Regression
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression, Statistical Methods, Public Health, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Model Evaluation, Statistical Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning Methods, Statistics, Model Optimization, Applied Mathematics
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months