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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


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    University of Virginia

    Cost and Economics in Pricing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Revenue Management, Cost Accounting, Supply And Demand, Economics, Demand Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Channel, Regression Analysis

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    695 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Big Interview

    The Art of the Job Interview

    Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Non-Verbal Communication, Applicant Tracking Systems, Professional Networking, Recruitment, Verbal Communication Skills, Job Analysis, Communication, Professional Development, Negotiation, Rapport Building, Oral Expression, Storytelling, Professionalism, Personal Attributes, Goal Setting, Writing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Gender Analytics for Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Gap Analysis, Innovation, Business Analytics, Analysis, Health Equity, Financial Inclusion, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Cultural Diversity, Market Opportunities, Social Justice, Workplace inclusivity, Organizational Change, Leadership Development, Product Development, Risk Mitigation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa

    Skills you'll gain: Talent Management, Team Management, Team Motivation, Team Performance Management, Team Building, People Development, Product Development, Business Planning, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Operations, Agile Product Development, Management Training And Development, Workforce Development, Staff Management, Leadership and Management, Process Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Metrics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    270 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Tidymodels in R: Building tidy machine learning models

    Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Model Evaluation, Data Visualization, Clinical Data Management, Statistical Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, Model Training, Predictive Modeling, Model Optimization, R Programming, Data Processing, R (Software), Ggplot2, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Cape Town

    Research for Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Climate Change Adaptation, Social Impact, Influencing, Stakeholder Management, Research, Strategic Partnership, Communication Strategies, Program Evaluation, Sustainable Development, Research Design, Organizational Change, Policy Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Science and Research, Environmental Policy, Systems Thinking, Knowledge Transfer, Complex Problem Solving

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    201 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Introduction to Systems Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Life Sciences, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology, Medical Science and Research, Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modeling, Electrophysiology, Systems Analysis, Laboratory Research, Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Context Engineering, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, ChatGPT, AI literacy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Responsible AI, Context Management, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Embeddings

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Princeton University

    Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Data Structures, Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Computer Systems, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Java Programming, Computer Hardware, Scalability

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Auto Machine Learning (AutoML) Using AutoGluon

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Software, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Model Optimization, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Identify Damaged Car Parts with Vertex AutoML Vision

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Image Analysis, Model Deployment, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Cloud Storage, Cloud API

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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Microsoft Fabric: Fundamentals and Power BI Workflow

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Real Time Data, Dataflow, Capacity Management, Data Management, Query Languages, Data Storage

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular Data Analysis courses

  • Cost and Economics in Pricing Strategy: University of Virginia
  • The Art of the Job Interview: Big Interview
  • Gender Analytics for Innovation: University of Toronto
  • Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Tidymodels in R: Building tidy machine learning models: Coursera
  • Research for Impact: University of Cape Town
  • Introduction to Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Introduction to Generative AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines: Princeton University
  • Auto Machine Learning (AutoML) Using AutoGluon : Coursera

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