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Basic Statistics Courses

Basic Statistics courses can help you learn data collection methods, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, and hypothesis testing. You can build skills in interpreting data sets, conducting surveys, and performing regression analysis. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, R, and Python, that support analyzing data and visualizing results. By applying these skills and tools, you can effectively communicate findings and make informed decisions based on statistical evidence.

Popular Basic Statistics Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Baseball into the Millennium

    Skills you'll gain: Culture, Social Studies, International Relations, World History, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, Public History, Labor Law, Social Justice, Public Safety and National Security, Political Sciences, Trend Analysis, Economics, Arbitration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • F

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals

    Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Data Sharing, Grant Applications, Data Storage, Data Management, Health Policy, Technical Writing, Clinical Data Management, Data Ethics, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Cryptocurrency Trading & Technical Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Trading, Securities Trading, Blockchain, Market Data, Digital Assets, Key Management, Market Trend, Business Modeling, Asset Management, Financial Market, Risk Management, Trend Analysis, Payment Systems, Strategic Thinking, FinTech, Fraud detection, Market Analysis, Investments, Finance

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Redacting Sensitive Data with Cloud Data Loss Prevention

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Services

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Email Analytics & AI for Marketing Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Email Automation, AI Personalization, Personalized Campaigns, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Responsible AI, Customer Analysis, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer Retention, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Campaign Management, Data Ethics, ChatGPT

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    STARWEAVER

    Threat Hunting Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection, Anomaly Detection, Splunk, Threat Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Jupyter, Cybersecurity, Unsupervised Learning, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Cyber Attacks, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Transformation, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Technical Analysis: Advanced Charting Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Real Time Data, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Trend Analysis, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Compliance Officers: Streamline Regulatory Reports

    Skills you'll gain: Compliance Reporting, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, AI Workflows, Compliance Management, Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Regulatory Compliance, Prompt Engineering Tools, Report Writing, Compliance Auditing, Workflow Management, Business Reporting, AI Integrations, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Business Process Automation, Data Validation, Operational Efficiency, Process Analysis, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • P

    Packt

    Python Machine Learning By Example

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Reinforcement Learning, Model Optimization, Deep Learning, Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing, Tensorflow, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Convolutional Neural Networks

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • E

    EDUCBA

    GNU Octave: Apply, Implement & Design Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Software, Software Installation, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Trigonometry, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Code Reusability, Data Manipulation, Computational Logic, Linear Algebra, Arithmetic, Data Analysis, Analysis, Operations, Data Modeling, Decision Making

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Angular 11+ & Material UI: Build Responsive Web Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Frontend Performance, Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI) Design, TypeScript, Scalability, Dashboard Creation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Offloading Financial Mainframe Data into BigQuery and Elastic Search

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Cloud Management, Kibana, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Data Import/Export, Financial Data, Mainframe Computing, Dataflow, Mainframe Technologies, Big Data, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Cloud Deployment, SQL, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic statistics courses

  • Baseball into the Millennium: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Cryptocurrency Trading & Technical Analysis: EDUCBA
  • Redacting Sensitive Data with Cloud Data Loss Prevention: Google Cloud
  • Email Analytics & AI for Marketing Performance: Board Infinity
  • Threat Hunting Techniques: STARWEAVER
  • Technical Analysis: Advanced Charting Strategies: EDUCBA
  • GenAI for Compliance Officers: Streamline Regulatory Reports: Coursera
  • Python Machine Learning By Example: Packt
  • GNU Octave: Apply, Implement & Design Functions: EDUCBA

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