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.

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

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

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

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

Nanjing University
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 (1.6K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Google Cloud
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

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

Google Cloud
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

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

Google Cloud
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

University of Leeds
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