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.

Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Investment Management, Variance Analysis, Risk Modeling
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Analytics, Simulations, Exploratory Data Analysis, Experimentation, Research Design, Business Analytics, Operations Research, Project Design, Customer Analysis, A/B Testing, Data Mining, Business Analysis, Analytical Skills, Ideation, Advanced Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Process Mapping, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Unstructured Data, Semantic Web, Statistical Methods, Text Mining, Data Structures, JSON, Natural Language Processing, Data Visualization Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Python Programming
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Microsoft Excel, Supervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Matplotlib
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Big Data, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Data Visualization Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), NumPy, Computational Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Email Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Performance Metric, Sales Pipelines, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Customer Support, Customer Engagement, Data Pipelines, Compliance Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Generative AI, Design and Product, Product Design, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Design Elements And Principles, Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Data Ethics, Information Privacy, Persona (User Experience), User Research, Multimodal Prompts, Diversity Awareness, Persona Development, User Experience Design, Usability, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability, Human Centered Design, Ethical Standards And Conduct, User Centered Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, E-Commerce, Big Data, Marketing Analytics, Google Cloud Platform, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Exploratory Data Analysis, Generative AI, Keras (Neural Network Library), NumPy, Data Processing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Matplotlib, Data Analysis, Generative Model Architectures, Development Environment, Pandas (Python Package), Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Content Performance Analysis, Drive Engagement, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Instagram, Customer Insights, Advertising, Web Analytics, Social Work
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Culture, Social Studies, World History, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, Public History, Labor Law, Political Sciences, Trend Analysis, Economics, Business Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks