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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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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to the Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, R (Software), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Science, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Management, File Management, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Business Ethics, Legal Risk, Socioeconomics, AI Security, Social Impact, Information Privacy, Accountability

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    314 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Multiple educators

    Generative AI for Growth Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, AI Enablement, Personalized Service, Data Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Customer Advocacy, Content Creation, Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Context Management, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Generative AI Leadership & Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Ideation, Verification And Validation, Succession Planning, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Business Writing, Responsible AI, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Creativity, Problem Solving, Risk Management

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Customer Support

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Standard Operating Procedure, Customer Support, Product Support, Responsible AI, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Customer experience improvement, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Data Ethics, Customer Insights, AI Personalization, Automation, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Context Management

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Financial Trading, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Financial Services, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks

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    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Meta Back-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Version Control, Restful API, Data Structures, Unix Commands, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Git (Version Control System), API Testing, Back-End Web Development, GitHub, Relational Databases, Front-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, SQL, Database Design, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Product Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, AI Product Strategy, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Customer experience improvement, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Workflows, AI Personalization, Creativity, Machine Learning, Context Management

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Amsterdam

    Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences

    Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Scientific Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Research, Research Design, Sampling (Statistics), Research Reports, Science and Research, Interviewing Skills, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Social Sciences, Surveys, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, R Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Build RAG Applications: Get Started

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Jupyter

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Generative Deep Learning with TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Autoencoders, Generative AI, Tensorflow, Generative Model Architectures, Image Analysis, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Artificial Neural Networks

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    315 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Financial Accounting

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, General Ledger, Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Depreciation

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to the Tidyverse: Johns Hopkins University
  • Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues: IBM
  • Generative AI for Growth Marketing: IBM
  • Generative AI Leadership & Strategy: Vanderbilt University
  • Generative AI for Customer Support: IBM
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance: New York University
  • Meta Back-End Developer: Meta
  • Generative AI for Product Managers: IBM
  • Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences: University of Amsterdam
  • Build RAG Applications: Get Started: IBM

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