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.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Probability, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Modeling, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Methods, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Machine Learning, GitHub
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, R Programming, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Microsoft Excel, Analytical Skills, Statistical Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Probability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Probability & Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Probability Distribution, Probability, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Statistics, A/B Testing, Model Evaluation, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Pandas (Python Package), Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, Financial Data, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Financial Analysis, Jupyter, Financial Modeling, Python Programming, Model Evaluation, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Probability, Markov Model, Debugging, Simulations, Probability Distribution
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Software, Markov Model, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Probability Distribution, Classification Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Plotly, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Seaborn, Data Science, Programming Principles, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, NumPy, Probability Distribution, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Technical Communication, Data Presentation, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Model Evaluation, Probability Distribution
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Logistic Regression
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks