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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


  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Financial Statements in Power BI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Snowflake Schema, Power BI, Excel Formulas, Financial Statements, Business Intelligence, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Data Modeling, Financial Analysis, SQL, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.7 (43) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Cloudera

    Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, SQL, Big Data, Database Systems, Database Management Systems, NoSQL, Operational Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data

    ★ 4.7 (1.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Google Cloud

    Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Marketing Analytics, Generative AI, Data-Driven Marketing, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Forecasting, Predictive Modeling, Query Languages, SQL

    ★ 4.1 (9) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Managing Relational Databases

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Databases, Database Administration, Database Development, Database Design, Database Theory, Data Manipulation, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Microsoft

    Coding and Automation for Data Analysis with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Excel Formulas, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Data Processing, AI Integrations, Debugging, AI Workflows, Microsoft Excel, Automation, Data Analysis, SQL

    ★ 4.5 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Manipulation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, SQL, Data Transformation, Network Performance Management, Data Persistence, Data Analysis, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Edureka

    Learn SQL with Databricks

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Maintenance, Data Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Databases, Apache Spark, Data Processing

    ★ 3.5 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Data Mining, R (Software), Data Modeling, Database Management, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, R Programming, Model Deployment, Databases, Data Science, Data Processing, Big Data, Query Languages, Data Analysis Software, Computer Programming Tools, GitHub, Python Programming

    ★ 4.6 (102K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • L

    Logical Operations

    SQL Querying: Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Query Languages, Transaction Processing, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Design, Database Software, Data Management, Data Integrity, Data Presentation, Performance Tuning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Mastering Advanced SQL Queries

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Generative AI, Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    IBM

    Applied Data Science with R

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Ggplot2, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Rmarkdown, Model Evaluation, Data Presentation, SQL, Database Development, Leaflet (Software), R (Software), Data Manipulation, Web Scraping

    ★ 4.5 (1.3K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Meta

    Advanced MySQL Topics

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Stored Procedure, Database Management, SQL, Transaction Processing, Databases, Database Development, JSON, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Advanced Analytics, Performance Tuning, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.7 (255) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    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

  • Financial Statements in Power BI: Corporate Finance Institute
  • Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL: Cloudera
  • Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts: Google Cloud
  • Managing Relational Databases: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Coding and Automation for Data Analysis with Generative AI: Microsoft
  • Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Learn SQL with Databricks: Edureka
  • Introduction to Data Science: IBM
  • SQL Querying: Advanced: Logical Operations
  • Mastering Advanced SQL Queries: Coursera

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