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.

Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Scripting, Servers, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, IT Automation, Microsoft Servers, Windows Servers, Operating System Administration, System Monitoring, Performance Tuning, System Configuration, Systems Administration, Data Import/Export, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Data Integration, Configuration Management, Microsoft Windows, Continuous Monitoring
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Data Entry, Spreadsheet Software, Data Quality, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Metadata Management, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services, Data Pipelines, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Amazon S3, Automation, Data Management, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Transformation, Serverless Computing, Process Optimization, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Business Requirements, Financial Data, Data Modeling, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Statistical Visualization, R (Software), Data Analysis, Data Management, Pivot Tables And Charts
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Tensorflow, Model Deployment, Dataflow, Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Import/Export, Feature Engineering, Data Lakes, Data Governance, Real Time Data, Dashboard Creation, Cloud Engineering, Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Dashboard, Big Data
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Information and Technology, GIS Software, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Global Positioning Systems, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Decision Support Systems
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Management, Data Strategy, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Data Literacy, Digital Transformation, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Information Systems, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Databricks, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Probability, Jupyter, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Model Evaluation, Statistical Software, Probability Distribution, Data Science, Markov Model, Statistics, Statistical Programming, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Simulations, Data Visualization, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Science, Decision Tree Learning, Statistical Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, R Programming, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning Algorithms, Dimensionality Reduction
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Database Systems, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Database Design, Model Evaluation, Web Services, Data Ethics, Apache Spark, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, Linear Algebra, Model Deployment, Data Governance, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Data Strategy, Data Access, Data Literacy, Data Management, Taxonomy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months