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.
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, R (Software), Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization Software, Knitr, Data Sharing, GitHub, Machine Learning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, SQL, Data Quality, Data Manipulation, Database Design, Data Transformation, Query Languages, Data Modeling, Databases, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Modeling, Web Scraping, Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Predictive Modeling, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Responsible AI, Data Transformation, Statistical Methods, R Programming, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Version Control
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Microsoft 365, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Productivity Software, Application Development, Data Analysis, Performance Analysis, Generative AI Agents, Application Design, Data Security, Business Process, Database Management Systems
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Science, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization Software, Statistics, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, No-Code Development, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Internet Of Things, Social Network Analysis, Text Mining, Apache Hadoop, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis Software, Unstructured Data, Analytics, Real Time Data, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Marketing Analytics, Fraud detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Quantitative Research, Data Validation, Data Collection, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Access, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Sampling (Statistics), Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, NumPy, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Scripting, Analytics, Data Manipulation, Real Time Data, Data Processing, Programming Principles, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Presentation, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Databases, Leaflet (Software), Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing, Power BI, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Validation, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks