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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


  • P

    Packt

    Cisco CCNP Data Center DCCOR (350-601)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Centers, Ansible, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Computing Platforms, Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), Virtual Networking, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), IT Automation, Security Controls, Network Infrastructure, Devops Tools, Network Engineering, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Routers, Network Routing, Infrastructure Security, Network Monitoring, Data Storage Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science Decisions in Time: Information Theory & Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Cyber Security Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Decision Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Algorithms, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Social Sciences, Big Data, Sociology, Demography, Socioeconomics, Culture, Economics, Data Analysis, Analytics, World History, Quantitative Research

    4.5 stars, 61 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (61) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups

    Skills you'll gain: Data Maintenance, Google Cloud Platform, Data Store, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Management, Databases, Data Access, Dataflow, Data Import/Export, Query Languages

    5 stars, 11 reviews, Beginner, Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 5 (11) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Data Engineering on AWS - The Complete Training

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Data Engineering, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services, Apache Kafka, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Lakes, Real Time Data, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Management, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Management, Interactive Data Visualization, Amazon S3, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Data Migration, Performance Tuning, Serverless Computing, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Introduction to Fundamental Data Structures and Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Bridging Data and Practice for Personalized Nutrition

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Nutrition and Diet, Nutritional Assessment, Personalized Service, Clinical Nutrition, Precision Medicine, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Nutrition Education, Data Ethics, Dietetics, Data Collection, Data Capture, Patient Education And Counseling, Diagnostic Tests, Responsible AI, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Health Technology, Consumer Behaviour, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build Interactive Data Apps with R Shiny Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, R (Software), Dashboard, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Data Integration, Server Side, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Event-Driven Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, LangGraph, Generative AI, LangChain, Agentic Workflows, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, UI Components, AI Security, Vector Databases, Large Language Modeling, Application Security, User Interface (UI) Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Embeddings, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • C

    Coursera

    Marketing Dashboards & Data Storytelling with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Dashboard Creation, A/B Testing, Predictive Modeling, Data Validation, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Campaign Management, Web Analytics, Verification And Validation, Real Time Data, Management Reporting, Model Evaluation, Scheduling

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Azure Data Factory : Implement SCD Type 1

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Microsoft SQL Servers, Microsoft Azure, Database Development, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Integration, Data Maintenance, Extract, Transform, Load

    4.2 stars, 14 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.2 (14) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • B

    Ball State University

    Master of Science in Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Software Engineering, Full-Stack Web Development, Graph Theory, Data Wrangling, Statistical Machine Learning, File Systems, Database Systems, Spatial Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Theoretical Computer Science, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, SAS (Software), Statistical Methods, Cryptography, Statistical Inference, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Artificial Intelligence, Text Mining

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

    Category: Job ready
    Job ready
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner data analysis courses

  • Cisco CCNP Data Center DCCOR (350-601): Packt
  • Data Science Decisions in Time: Information Theory & Games: Johns Hopkins University
  • Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 2: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Cloud Spanner - Loading Data and Performing Backups: Google Cloud
  • Data Engineering on AWS - The Complete Training: Packt
  • Introduction to Fundamental Data Structures and Techniques: Packt
  • Bridging Data and Practice for Personalized Nutrition: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Build Interactive Data Apps with R Shiny Fundamentals: EDUCBA
  • Unlocking Data with Generative AI and RAG: Packt
  • Marketing Dashboards & Data Storytelling with AI: Coursera

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