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 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, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Analysis
★ 4.9 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability & Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, Statistics, Data Science, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, General Mathematics
★ 4.6 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Amsterdam
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression
★ 4.4 (615) · Mixed · 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, Probability & Statistics, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis Software, Regression Analysis, Analytics, Data Analysis, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Plot (Graphics)
★ 4.5 (50) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Minitab, Process Capability, Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Data Analysis Software, Statistical Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Statistical Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Geospatial Information and Technology, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Descriptive Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Oil and Gas, Correlation Analysis, Histogram, Data Analysis, Simulations, Statistical Methods, Rmarkdown, Data Cleansing, Box Plots, Plot (Graphics)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Software, R (Software), Probability & Statistics, Data Collection, Statistics, Statistical Inference, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Probability, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Simulations, Statistical Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software
★ 4.8 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Analytics, Estimation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Histogram, Statistical Analysis, Box Plots
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Histogram, Statistical Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Inference, Predictive Analytics, Probability, Model Evaluation, Correlation Analysis
★ 4.4 (7) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Data Analysis, Psychology, Research, Probability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Probability Distribution, Probability, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Combinatorics, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months