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Basic Statistics Courses

Basic Statistics courses can help you learn data collection methods, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing. You can build skills in interpreting data sets, conducting surveys, and performing regression analysis. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, R, and Python, that support analyzing data and visualizing results. By applying these skills and tools, you can effectively communicate findings and make informed decisions based on statistical evidence.

Popular Basic Statistics Courses and Certifications


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    Imperial College London

    Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Methods, Data Wrangling, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Logistic Regression, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Public Health

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Technical Analysis for Market Trend Trading

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, Financial Trading, Marketing Psychology, Financial Market, Market Analysis, Analysis, Consolidation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Biology Everywhere

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Human Development, Biology, Life Sciences, Environment, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Chemistry, Cell Biology, Child Development, Environmental Science, Environmental Resource Management, Music, Biotechnology, Environment and Resource Management, General Science and Research, Decision Making, Natural Resource Management, Liberal Arts, Oncology

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Madecraft

    Having More Memorable Conversations

    Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Interpersonal Communications, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Recognizing Others, Persuasive Communication, Tactfulness, Communication Strategies, Discussion Facilitation, Rapport Building, Empathy, Relationship Building, Concision, Positivity, Self-Awareness, Curiosity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SAS

    Getting Started with SAS Programming

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Reporting, Data Import/Export, Data Validation, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Statistical Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Presentation, Microsoft Excel

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Creative Effects and Artistic Compositions in Photoshop

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Typography, Photo Editing, Creative Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Digital Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Adobe Creative Cloud, Image Analysis, Editing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Portfolio Diversification using Correlation Matrix

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Financial Market, Investments, Correlation Analysis, Analysis, Statistics

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Practical DevOps Bootcamp for All

    Skills you'll gain: Prometheus (Software), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Docker (Software), Kubernetes, CI/CD, Containerization, DevOps, YAML, Grafana, GitHub, Devops Tools, Linux Commands, Linux, Cloud Infrastructure, Continuous Integration, Amazon Web Services, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Software Versioning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    NVIDIA

    Introduction to Networking

    Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Data Centers, Network Protocols, Network Infrastructure, Local Area Networks, Network Architecture, General Networking, Networking Hardware, Network Planning And Design, Computer Networking, Network Switches, Network Routing, Network Model

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Data & Finance for the future

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Data Visualization, Cash Management, Data Presentation, Business Analytics, Regression Analysis, Financial Acumen, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Accounting, Business Valuation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, International Finance, Business Economics, Economics, Financial Policy, Economic Development

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    510 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Business Communication for the Modern Workplace

    Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Internal Communications, Proposal Writing, Negotiation, AI Personalization, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Communication, Workplace inclusivity, Influencing, Proposal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Management, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Communication Planning, Customer Engagement, Communication Strategies, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of LLMs and Deep Learning for Text Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Text Mining, Embeddings, Generative AI, Deep Learning, Fine-tuning, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Data Ethics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Survival Analysis in R for Public Health: Imperial College London
  • Technical Analysis for Market Trend Trading: EDUCBA
  • Biology Everywhere: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Having More Memorable Conversations: Madecraft
  • Getting Started with SAS Programming: SAS
  • Creative Effects and Artistic Compositions in Photoshop: Packt
  • Portfolio Diversification using Correlation Matrix: Coursera
  • Practical DevOps Bootcamp for All: Packt
  • Introduction to Networking: NVIDIA
  • Data & Finance for the future: Fundação Instituto de Administração

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