Descriptive statistics courses can help you learn how to summarize data sets, calculate measures of central tendency, and assess variability. You can build skills in interpreting frequency distributions, creating visual data representations, and performing hypothesis testing. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, R, or Python for data analysis, allowing you to apply these skills in practical scenarios, such as analyzing survey results or evaluating experimental data.

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Software, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, STATA (Software), R (Software), Data Integration, Data Validation, Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Stata, Data Quality, Statistical Programming, R Programming
★ 4.4 (1.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analysis, Quantitative Research, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Applied Mathematics
★ 4.1 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Histogram, Box Plots, Statistical Visualization, Quantitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Public Health, Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Risk Analysis
★ 4.8 (2.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Probability, Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis
★ 4.2 (4.5K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Data Ethics, Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Research Design, Statistical Methods, Statistical Programming, Data Science, Data Analysis, R (Software), Predictive Modeling, Statistical Software, Predictive Analytics, Probability & Statistics, General Science and Research, Correlation Analysis
★ 4.1 (61) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Science, Statistical Programming, Data Visualization Software, Probability & Statistics, Jupyter, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Analytics, Statistical Inference, Correlation Analysis, Probability
★ 4.5 (461) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Methods, Histogram, Plot (Graphics), Probability, Simulations, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Inference, Estimation, Sampling (Statistics)
★ 4.9 (61) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Sampling (Statistics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Box Plots, Data Presentation, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Analytics, Data Visualization Software
★ 4.8 (73) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Statistical Inference, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Presentation, Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Cleansing, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Logistic Regression, R Programming, Verification And Validation
★ 4.5 (48) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Programming, R (Software), Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Tidyverse (R Package), Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Wrangling
★ 4.8 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Probability & Statistics, Statistical Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Simulations, Statistical Methods, Rmarkdown, Data Cleansing, Box Plots, Plot (Graphics)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Histogram, R (Software), Statistical Methods, Statistical Programming, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Analytics, Statistics, Statistical Software, Data Science
★ 4.8 (52) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours