Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive Statistics is a branch of statistics that deals with the organization, summarization, and interpretation of quantitative data. Coursera's Descriptive Statistics catalogue teaches you how to effectively analyze and interpret data using statistical techniques. You'll learn about measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, and kurtosis. Additionally, you'll understand how to create and interpret data visualizations such as histograms, box plots, and scatter plots. This skill is essential for roles in data analysis, market research, social sciences, and any field that requires data-driven decision making.

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  • Meta

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Statistical Software, Sampling (Statistics), Data Modeling, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Marketing Analytics, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    410 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Rice University

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Methods, Pivot Tables And Charts, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Graphing, Spreadsheet Software, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Presentations, Data Presentation, Sample Size Determination

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    13K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Google

    Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Analysis, Analytics, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Advanced Analytics, Probability Distribution, Data Science, Statistical Inference, Statistical Programming, Statistical Methods, Probability, Python Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    910 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Stanford Online

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability, Exploratory Data Analysis, Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Visualization, Data Collection, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Data Preprocessing, Dashboard, Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Presentation, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Tableau Software, Feature Engineering, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Analytical Skills, Data Visualization, Data Validation, Data Warehousing, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Software

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • O.P. Jindal Global University

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, R (Software), R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Inference, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Probability, Big Data

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New

    Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Reporting, Business Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Plot (Graphics), Seaborn, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Matplotlib, Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Probability Distribution, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Data Literacy, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Descriptive Analytics, Data Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Histogram, Box Plots, Bayesian Statistics, Combinatorics, Risk Modeling

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Data Governance, SQL, Data Presentation, Apache Spark, Distributed Computing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Lakes, Data Storytelling, Peer Review, Data Quality, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Data Architecture, Data Literacy, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Data Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Data Visualization

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    17K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New

    Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Business Metrics, Data Presentation, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Tableau Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Statistical Reporting, Business Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Software, Data Processing, Data Architecture

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Descriptive Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Histogram, Statistical Analysis, Box Plots, Data Collection, Variance Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Macquarie University

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Box Plots, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Advanced Analytics, Financial Forecasting, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Analytics, Variance Analysis, Predictive Modeling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    136 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months