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Beginner Data Analysis Courses

Beginner data analysis courses can help you learn data collection techniques, basic statistical concepts, data visualization, and interpretation of results. You can build skills in using spreadsheets for data manipulation, creating charts for visual representation, and applying descriptive statistics to summarize findings. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, Google Sheets, and data visualization software such as Tableau, showing you how to effectively analyze and present data to support decision-making.

Popular Beginner Data Analysis Courses and Certifications


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    Google Cloud

    Modernizing Data Lakes & Data Warehouses with GC - Italiano

    Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Data Storage, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Building Smarter Data Pipelines: SQL, Spark, Kafka & GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Microsoft SQL Servers, Snowflake Schema, Star Schema, Performance Tuning, Data Pipelines, Cloud Computing Architecture, Business Intelligence, Real Time Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Responsible AI, Apache Spark, SQL, Generative AI, Data Governance, Quality Management

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Smart Data Cleaning with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Responsible AI, Data Cleansing, Generative AI, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Automation, Tensorflow, OpenAI, Alteryx

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Health Information Literacy for Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Integration, Data Dictionary, Data Validation, Health Informatics, Data Maintenance, Data Cleansing, Data Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Synthesis, Analytical Skills, Health Systems, Fraud detection, Data Management, Metadata Management, Health Care, Clinical Data Management, Data Mapping, Healthcare Industry Knowledge

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    319 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Applied Mathematics, Probability Distribution, Probability

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Data Transformation in the Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Cloud Security, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Collection, Cloud Computing, Data Validation, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Quality, Data Integrity, SQL

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Hands-on Data Centric Visual AI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Maintenance, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Model Training, Computer Vision, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Model Evaluation, AI Workflows, Verification And Validation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Business Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer Analysis, Financial Statements, Human Resource Strategy, Financial Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Human Resources Management and Planning, Analytics, Operational Efficiency, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Financial Data, Operational Analysis, Peer Review, People Management

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Weather Data in BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Analytics, Query Languages, Google Cloud Platform, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Integration

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Illinois Institute of Technology

    Master of Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Systems, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Relational Databases, Database Software, Databases, Database Application, Database Management, Database Theory, Data Analysis, NoSQL, Database Management Systems, Database Development, Machine Learning Algorithms, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Technical Communication, Model Evaluation

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Coursera

    Data Management: Dictionaries, Quality and Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Data Dictionary, Data Quality, Data Management, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Maintenance, Data Integrity, Case Studies, Disaster Recovery, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tsinghua University

    Data Structures and Algorithms (I)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Science

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner data analysis courses

  • Modernizing Data Lakes & Data Warehouses with GC - Italiano: Google Cloud
  • Building Smarter Data Pipelines: SQL, Spark, Kafka & GenAI: Coursera
  • Smart Data Cleaning with Generative AI: Coursera
  • Health Information Literacy for Data Analytics: University of California, Davis
  • Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Data Transformation in the Cloud: Google Cloud
  • Hands-on Data Centric Visual AI: University of California, Davis
  • Business Analytics: University of Pennsylvania
  • Weather Data in BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Master of Data Science: Illinois Institute of Technology

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