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.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, R (Software), Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Software, R Programming, Probability, Descriptive Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Other Programming Languages, Data Structures, Functional Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting Languages, System Design and Implementation, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, Unix, IBM DB2, IBM Cloud, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure Architecture, System Programming, Operating Systems, Unix Commands, File Systems, Linux, Computer Architecture, Control Panels, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Learning Theory, Teaching, Human Learning, Pedagogy, Education and Training, Higher Education, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Team Management, Team Building, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Process, Production Process, Root Cause Analysis, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Market Dynamics, Product Strategy, Revenue Management, Cost Accounting, Economics, Demand Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Case Studies, Marketing Channel, Customer Analysis, Regression Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Statistical Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Business Logic, Information Management, Information Technology, Data Structures, Business Operations, Operations Management, Algorithms, Inventory Control, Production Planning, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Decision Making, Development Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Structural Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Failure Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Civil Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Calculus
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Marketing Analytics, Text Mining, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, JSON, Data Processing, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Real Time Data, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Ajax, Javascript, Data Manipulation, Data Validation, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Scripting, JSON, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Programming Principles
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Digital Signal Processing, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Medical Imaging, Spatial Analysis, Linear Algebra, Matlab, Mathematical Modeling, Histogram
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months