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    Duke University

    Inferential Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Statistical Reporting, R (Software), Statistical Methods, Statistics, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, Software Installation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests)

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Edureka

    Python and Statistics Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Plotly, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Seaborn, Data Science, Programming Principles, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, NumPy, Probability Distribution, Exploratory Data Analysis, Python Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Amsterdam

    Inferential Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Statistical Modeling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    602 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Statistics with Python Using NumPy, Pandas, and SciPy

    Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data-oriented programming, Python Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Applied Statistics for Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Large Language Modeling, LLM Application

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Histogram, Data Visualization Software, Variance Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Experimental Design Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Strategies, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Quality Control, Variance Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    305 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to Bayesian Statistics for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Methods, Data Ethics, Data Science, Probability, Regression Analysis, Analytical Skills, Probability Distribution

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Introduction to Probability and Data with R

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    5.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Box Plots, Sampling (Statistics), Correlation Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    2.7K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Statistics and Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Structures

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Inferential Statistics: Duke University
  • Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests): Coursera
  • Python and Statistics Foundations: Edureka
  • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
  • Statistics with Python Using NumPy, Pandas, and SciPy: University of Michigan
  • Applied Statistics for Data Analytics: DeepLearning.AI
  • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Essentials: Macquarie University
  • Experimental Design Basics: Arizona State University
  • Introduction to Bayesian Statistics for Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Probability and Data with R: Duke University

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