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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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    Packt

    Optimizing Data Models and Performance in Microsoft Fabric

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Azure DevOps, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Power BI, Model Optimization, Data Lakes, Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Performance Tuning, Development Environment, Data Warehousing, Security Controls, Data Store, Data Storage Technologies, Process Optimization, Data Security, Application Deployment, Git (Version Control System), Data Analysis, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    People Analytics with AI: Data-Driven HR Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Data Storytelling, People Analytics, Risk Mitigation, Workforce Planning, HR Tech, Consulting, Organizational Strategy, Persuasive Communication, Management Reporting, Communication, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Talent Management, Strategic Thinking, Employee Engagement, Information Technology, Project Management, Empathy, Statistical Methods

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • W

    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep DP-700: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Azure Synapse Analytics, Performance Tuning, Microsoft Azure, System Monitoring, Data Engineering, Transact-SQL, Continuous Deployment, Star Schema, Power BI, PySpark, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Apache Spark, Analytics, Data Analysis, SQL, Azure Active Directory, Advanced Analytics, Microsoft Copilot

    4.6 stars, 7 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.6 (7) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Custom Marketing Analytics Dashboard in Data Studio

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Business Analytics, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Storytelling, Looker (Software), Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data-Driven Marketing, Data Integration, Google Ads

    4.4 stars, 121 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.4 (121) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • N

    Nanjing University

    用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Data Analysis, Case Studies, Statistical Analysis, Financial Data, Data Structures, Financial Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Processing, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Capture, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Python Programming, Data Wrangling, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation

    4.7 stars, 1.6K reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (1.6K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Validate and Summarize Data Effectively with Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Trend Analysis, Financial Data, Microsoft Excel, Data Quality, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Synthesis, Financial Analysis, Analysis, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Reporting, Data Analysis Software, Descriptive Statistics, Business Reporting, Data Integrity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Building Batch Pipelines in Cloud Data Fusion

    Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Cloud Development, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Analysis, Database Administration, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze Machine Data Using Splunk Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Anomaly Detection, Dashboard Creation, Statistical Reporting, Real Time Data, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, System Configuration, Analytical Skills, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Distributed Computing, Data Import/Export, Configuration Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Explore SAP Data Foundation using Looker Dashboards

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Order Fulfillment, Customer Analysis, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Literacy, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Order Processing, Customer Insights, Google Cloud Platform, Order Management, Dashboard, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Sales Management, Sales, Enterprise Resource Planning

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Microsoft Fabric: Architecture, Data Lakes and Ingestion

    Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Microsoft Azure, Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Metadata Management, Data Sharing, Data Store, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Building Realtime Pipelines in Cloud Data Fusion

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Based Integration, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Leeds

    Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Bayesian Statistics, Data Storytelling, Social Network Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Data Analysis, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Programming, Web Scraping, File I/O, Statistical Modeling, Linear Algebra

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

    Category: Job ready
    Job ready
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data analysis courses

  • Optimizing Data Models and Performance in Microsoft Fabric: Packt
  • People Analytics with AI: Data-Driven HR Strategies: Coursera
  • Exam Prep DP-700: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate: Whizlabs
  • Create a Custom Marketing Analytics Dashboard in Data Studio: Coursera
  • 用Python玩转数据 Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University
  • Validate and Summarize Data Effectively with Excel: Coursera
  • Building Batch Pipelines in Cloud Data Fusion: Google Cloud
  • Analyze Machine Data Using Splunk Fundamentals: EDUCBA
  • Explore SAP Data Foundation using Looker Dashboards: Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Fabric: Architecture, Data Lakes and Ingestion: Packt

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