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Descriptive Statistics Courses

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.


Popular Descriptive Statistics Courses and Certifications


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    American Psychological Association

    Statistics in Psychological Research

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Graphing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Correlation Analysis, Psychology, Research Design, Scientific Methods

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    65 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of London

    Statistics for International Business

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Descriptive Statistics, Data Presentation, Statistics, Estimation, Probability, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Histogram, Graphing

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    314 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    How to Describe Data

    Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Sampling (Statistics), Data Validation

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Data Analysis with Minitab: Analyze & Apply

    Skills you'll gain: Minitab, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Statistical Analysis and Advanced Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Logistic Regression, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, R (Software), Statistical Methods, Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Generative AI, Forecasting, Descriptive Statistics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Plotly, Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Seaborn, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Jupyter, Data Science, Anomaly Detection, Python Programming, GitHub

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Quantitative Finance with SAS: Apply, Analyze & Evaluate

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Descriptive Statistics, Market Data, Risk Modeling, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Financial Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Financial Market, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Using Descriptive Statistics to Analyze Data in R

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, R Programming, Statistical Reporting, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis Software, Data Import/Export

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Pivot Tables in Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Collaborative Software, Descriptive Statistics, Data Presentation, Data Manipulation, Data Management, Cloud Computing

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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Michigan

    Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Statistics, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Probability & Statistics, Jupyter, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Data Collection, NumPy, Box Plots, Histogram, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets: Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Business Analytics, Productivity Software, Business Analysis, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Statistics, Analysis, Statistics, Excel Formulas, Data Cleansing, Mathematical Software

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Managing, Describing, and Analyzing Data

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Manipulation, Histogram

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Statistics in Psychological Research: American Psychological Association
  • Statistics for International Business: University of London
  • How to Describe Data: University of Michigan
  • Data Analysis with Minitab: Analyze & Apply: EDUCBA
  • Statistical Analysis and Advanced Techniques: Microsoft
  • Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way: Coursera
  • Quantitative Finance with SAS: Apply, Analyze & Evaluate: EDUCBA
  • Using Descriptive Statistics to Analyze Data in R: Coursera
  • Pivot Tables in Google Sheets: Google Cloud
  • Understanding and Visualizing Data with Python: University of Michigan

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