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Data Analysis Courses for Beginners

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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    LearnKartS

    Data Engineering Foundations on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Quality, Cloud Engineering, Data Pipelines, Version Control, Data Modeling, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Git (Version Control System), Data Management, Query Languages, Data Storage Technologies, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Security, Big Data, Software Versioning, Encryption

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Database Management, NoSQL, Dashboard, Cloud Deployment, Dashboard Creation, Data Integration, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Database Management Systems, Data Storage, Data Modeling, Cloud Storage, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Processing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS)

    ★ 4.7 (27) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Improve Data Quality and Automate Errors

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Quantitative Research, Data Management, Quality Assurance, Data Cleansing, Quality Improvement, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Quality Assessment, Data Validation, Data Pipelines, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), SQL, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Automation, Trend Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, SQL

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    LearnQuest

    Java Data Access - SQL Primer

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, SQL, Databases, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Database Development, Query Languages

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    AI-Powered Decision Intelligence: Data to Strategic Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Decision Intelligence, Descriptive Statistics, Root Cause Analysis, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Tableau Software, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Model Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Natural Language Processing, Apache Spark, Keras (Neural Network Library), Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Reinforcement Learning, Apache Kafka, SQL

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of Michigan

    Answering Interesting Questions with Data

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Data Visualization, Data Store, Web Scraping, Database Management, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, SQL, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Azure Data Engineering: Cosmos DB, SQL & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Data Storage Technologies, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Storage, Cloud Engineering, Data Store, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Query Languages, Database Design, SQL, NoSQL, Data Processing, Cloud Solutions, Process Optimization, Data Modeling, System Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    DeepLearning.AI

    Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, SQL, Data Transformation, Data Access, JSON, Query Languages, Pandas (Python Package), Data Collection, Generative AI, Relational Databases

    ★ 4.7 (20) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    EDUCBA

    Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehousing, SQL, Database Development, Performance Tuning, Query Languages, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Storage

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Aggregate Data in SQL using MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, SQL, MySQL Workbench, Query Languages, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.4 (9) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of Colorado System

    Design and Build a Data Warehouse for Business Intelligence Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, MicroStrategy, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Case Studies, Business Intelligence Software, Data Management, PostgreSQL, SQL, Analytical Skills, Query Languages, Data Transformation

    ★ 4.6 (294) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data analysis courses

  • Data Engineering Foundations on AWS: LearnKartS
  • DP-900 Azure Data Fundamentals: EDUCBA
  • Improve Data Quality and Automate Errors: Coursera
  • GenAI for Data Engineers: Scaling with GenAI: Coursera
  • Java Data Access - SQL Primer: LearnQuest
  • AI-Powered Decision Intelligence: Data to Strategic Insights: Coursera
  • Answering Interesting Questions with Data: University of Michigan
  • Azure Data Engineering: Cosmos DB, SQL & Analytics: Coursera
  • Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL: DeepLearning.AI
  • Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data: EDUCBA

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