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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Probability, Box Plots, Histogram, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Scatter Plots, Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Bayesian Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Cloudera
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Apache Hive, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Big Data, Database Systems, Amazon Web Services, MySQL, Data Management, Query Languages, Amazon S3, Apache Hadoop, Data Storage, NoSQL, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Storage, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Data Presentation, Sampling (Statistics), Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Generative AI, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Data Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Natural Language Processing, AI literacy, Data Storytelling, Technical Communication, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Presentation, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Analytical Skills, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Extract, Transform, Load, Analytics, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Processing, SQL, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Trend Analysis, Market Trend, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Storytelling, Market Analysis, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Market Research, Business Analytics, Market Data, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Wrangling, Plot (Graphics), Tidyverse (R Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Scatter Plots, Histogram, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Processing, Data Presentation, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kibana, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Grafana, Graphing, Data Analysis, Splunk, Real Time Data, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Query Languages, SQL, Machine Learning Algorithms, Qualitative Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Databases
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Data Manipulation, Sales, Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours