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Data Collection Courses

Data collection courses can help you learn survey design, sampling techniques, data cleaning, and statistical analysis. You can build skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data visualization, and ethical considerations in data handling. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, R for statistical analysis, and software like Qualtrics for survey creation, showing how these skills are applied in real-world research settings.


Popular Data Collection Courses and Certifications


  • A

    American Psychological Association

    How to Create and Explore a Data Set

    Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Software, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Management, Research, Psychology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Responsible Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, R (Software), Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Analytical Skills, Medical Privacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Logistic Regression

    ★ 4.6 (45) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
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    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • W

    Wesleyan University

    Data Analysis and Interpretation Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Research Reports, Statistical Reporting, Analytical Skills, Report Writing, Data Synthesis, Data Science, Data Management, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Research Design

    ★ 4.8 (48) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Pearson

    Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Pipelines, JSON, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Modeling, Data Collection, Extensible Languages and XML, Application Programming Interface (API), Relational Databases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Arizona State University

    Information Gathering and Vetting

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Data Collection, Investigation, Experimentation, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Data Sharing, Persuasive Communication, Data Analysis, Information Management

    ★ 4.3 (12) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Analysis with Python Project

    Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Analysis, Supervised Learning, Anomaly Detection, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Statistical Methods, Project Planning, Logistic Regression

    ★ 5 (7) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Research Data Management and Sharing

    Skills you'll gain: Data Sharing, Data Management, Data Storage, File Management, Data Security, Information Management, Metadata Management, Records Management, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Persistence, Data Ethics, Version Control

    ★ 4.7 (748) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • Q

    Queen Mary University of London

    Analysis and Interpretation of Data

    Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Data Analysis, Digital Brand Strategy, Digital Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Quantitative Research, Regression Analysis, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Data Quality, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Exploratory Data Analysis, Logistic Regression, Market Research, Return On Investment

    ★ 4.6 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Combining and Analyzing Complex Data

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Software, Statistical Programming, STATA (Software), R (Software), Data Integration, Data Ethics, Stata, R Programming, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression, Informed Consent

    ★ 4.2 (70) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Michigan

    Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Data Collection, Data Processing, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Verification And Validation, Data Access, Design Strategies

    ★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Wrangling with Python Project

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Collection, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Pivot Tables And Charts, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Quality Assurance, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Mining

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    Coursera

    Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Databases

    ★ 4.2 (47) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data collection courses

  • How to Create and Explore a Data Set: American Psychological Association
  • Population Health: Responsible Data Analysis: Universiteit Leiden
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation Capstone: Wesleyan University
  • Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 2: Pearson
  • Information Gathering and Vetting: Arizona State University
  • Data Analysis with Python Project : University of Colorado Boulder
  • Research Data Management and Sharing: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Data: Queen Mary University of London
  • Combining and Analyzing Complex Data: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality: University of Michigan

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