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Descriptive Statistics Courses

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.


Popular Descriptive Statistics Courses and Certifications


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    Duke University

    Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Peer Review, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Probability, Statistical Reporting, Data Analysis, R (Software), Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Leeds

    Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Web Scraping, R (Software), Matplotlib, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Model Evaluation, Statistical Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Planning, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Linear Algebra

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    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    EDUCBA

    Bayesian Statistics: Excel to Python A/B Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, A/B Testing, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making, Health Informatics, Statistical Programming, Markov Model

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Regression Analysis for Statistics & Machine Learning in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Model Evaluation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning Methods, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Transformation, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Amsterdam

    Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Statistical Analysis, Research Design, Data Collection, Scientific Methods, Social Sciences, Research Methodologies, Data Analysis, Report Writing, Survey Creation

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Data Analysis with R Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Ggplot2, R (Software), R Programming, Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Statistical Programming, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Package and Software Management, Data Structures

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    SwiftUI Covid19 Statistics Tracker with REST API & Swift 5

    Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Swift Programming, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Apple Xcode, Restful API, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Development Environment, Application Programming Interface (API), UI Components, Real Time Data, JSON

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    R Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Debugging, Simulations, Computer Programming Tools, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Data Import/Export

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    22K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Web Scraping, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Databases, Data Science, Relational Databases, Programming Principles, IBM Cloud, Python Programming, Data Visualization Software

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    75K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Data Management

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, SQL, Data Security, Data Migration, Data Governance, IBM Cognos Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Management, Relational Databases, Data Cleansing, Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence

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    18K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Multiple educators

    Data Science Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Web Scraping, Pseudocode, Data Storytelling, Algorithms, Data Presentation, Jupyter, Data Mining, Data Visualization, Correlation Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, NumPy, Predictive Modeling, IBM Cloud, Data Literacy, Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Project Management

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    117K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Google Advanced Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Ethics, Logistic Regression, Model Evaluation, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Tableau Software, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Science, Machine Learning, Interviewing Skills, Python Programming

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Data Analysis with R: Duke University
  • Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics): University of Leeds
  • Bayesian Statistics: Excel to Python A/B Testing: EDUCBA
  • Regression Analysis for Statistics & Machine Learning in R: Packt
  • Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project: University of Amsterdam
  • Data Analysis with R Programming: Google
  • SwiftUI Covid19 Statistics Tracker with REST API & Swift 5: Packt
  • R Programming: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data Science Fundamentals with Python and SQL: IBM
  • IBM Data Management: IBM

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