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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Analytics, Customer Engagement, Market Trend, Business, Business Strategy, Customer Insights, Brand Management, Digital Marketing Tools, Strategic Thinking, Web Presence, Strategic Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytical Skills, Continuous Monitoring
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Six Sigma Methodology, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement and Optimization, Quality Management, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Quality Monitoring, Process Optimization, Continuous Improvement Process, Quality Control, Team Oriented, Statistical Process Controls, Team Building, Pareto Chart, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Root Cause Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Bayesian Network, R (Software), R Programming, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Methods, Simulations, Network Model, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Programming, Probability Distribution, Sampling (Statistics), Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Regulations, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Taxonomy, Natural Resource Management, Geospatial Information and Technology, Environmental Science, Spatial Data Analysis, electromagnetics, Estimation, Research, Scientific Visualization, General Science and Research, Science and Research, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Collection, Biology, Data Visualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Politècnica de València
Skills you'll gain: Econometrics, Research Design, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Scientific Methods, Statistical Methods, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Research Methodologies, Research, Statistics, General Science and Research, Research and Design, Stata, STATA (Software), Statistical Modeling, Data Synthesis, Data Collection, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard Creation, Clinical Research, Interactive Data Visualization, Health Informatics, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Healthcare Ethics, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Policy, Looker (Software), Predictive Analytics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Literacy, Health Technology, Regression Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Spatial Analysis, NoSQL, Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, Public Cloud, Geospatial Information and Technology, Big Data, MongoDB, GIS Software, Data Infrastructure, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Distributed Computing, Data Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Database Systems, Scalability, Databases
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Model Training, Machine Learning Algorithms, Transfer Learning, Text Mining, Model Evaluation, Data Manipulation, Marketing Analytics, Python Programming, Embeddings, Classification Algorithms, Marketing, Artificial Neural Networks, Performance Metric
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Electronics, Systems Of Measurement, Digital Signal Processing, Data Processing, Analytics, Electronic Components, Statistical Methods, Open Source Technology, Mathematical Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Literacy, Data Collection, Unsupervised Learning, Text Mining, Analytical Skills, Statistical Inference, Unstructured Data, Probability, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Visualization, Business Communication, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Analysis, Seaborn, Exploratory Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Visualization, Database Management, Query Languages, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Data Storage, Pandas (Python Package), Big Data, Data Science, Relational Databases, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, NumPy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Data Manipulation, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours