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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


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    Coursera

    Cells, Formulas, and Finance: Excel for Financial Analysts

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Modeling, Excel Macros, Financial Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Integrity, Bookkeeping, Excel Formulas, Trend Analysis, Balance Sheet, Reconciliation, Financial Data, Data Validation, Ledgers (Accounting), Data Quality, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Automation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Coursera

    Craft Persuasive Subjects

    Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Writing and Editing, Copywriting, Peer Review, Editing, Grammar, Proofreading, Target Audience, Writing, Personalized Campaigns

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    AI CERTs

    AI in Healthcare & Drug Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Responsible AI, Drug Development, AI Product Strategy, Clinical Trials, Tensorflow, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), AI Enablement, Healthcare Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Generative AI Agents, Regulatory Affairs, Hospital Medicine, Drug Interaction, Agentic systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    The Ultimate Flask Course

    Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Restful API, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Dashboard Creation, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Visualization, Object-Relational Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Development, Cloud Applications, API Design, Back-End Web Development, Database Management, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Database Development, Authentications, Web Applications, Web Development

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Coursera

    Ethics and Safety in Open AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Security, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Threat Modeling, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Security Testing, Model Evaluation, Open Source Technology, Metadata Management, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Cryptographic Protocols

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Coursera

    Navigate Asana Dashboards

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Project Management Software, Project Coordination

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Edureka

    Getting Started with Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Optimization, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, No-Code Development, Data Preprocessing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Feature Engineering, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Data Validation, Data Quality

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    IBM

    Applied Data Science Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plotly, Statistical Reporting, Predictive Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Model Training, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Data Presentation, Data Science, Data Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Model Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Pandas (Python Package), GitHub

    ★ 4.7 (7.4K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Coursera

    Advanced Excel Data Processing and VBA Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Variance Analysis, Excel Macros, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Financial Forecasting, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Data Cleansing, Revenue Forecasting, Management Reporting, Data Validation, Forecasting, Pivot Tables And Charts, Generative AI, Trend Analysis, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Executive Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Exploratory Data Analysis, Employee Onboarding, Data Management, Team Motivation, Technical Communication, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Project Management, Interviewing Skills, Data Science, New Hire Orientations, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Team Management, Workflow Management, Data Literacy, Leadership, Communication

    ★ 4.5 (11K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, User Story, New Product Development, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Delegation Skills, Strategic Decision-Making, Real-Time Operating Systems, Object Oriented Design, Project Schedules, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Data Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Data Visualization

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

    Category: Earn a degree
    Earn a degree
  • C

    Coursera

    Evaluate Language Models: Metrics for Success

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Analysis, Benchmarking, Performance Metric

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic statistics courses

  • Cells, Formulas, and Finance: Excel for Financial Analysts: Coursera
  • Craft Persuasive Subjects: Coursera
  • AI in Healthcare & Drug Discovery: AI CERTs
  • The Ultimate Flask Course: Packt
  • Ethics and Safety in Open AI: Coursera
  • Navigate Asana Dashboards: Coursera
  • Getting Started with Automated Machine Learning (AutoML): Edureka
  • Applied Data Science Capstone: IBM
  • Advanced Excel Data Processing and VBA Automation: Coursera
  • Executive Data Science: Johns Hopkins University

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