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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  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Data Science

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    52 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Amsterdam

    Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Minitab, Regression Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Process Improvement, Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Variance Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    3.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Statistics, Artificial Intelligence

    Build toward a degree

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    88 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Correlation Analysis, Reliability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Microsoft

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, R (Software), Statistics, Predictive Modeling, Generative AI, Statistical Inference, Forecasting, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Power BI

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    Duke University

    Skills you'll gain: Probability, Graphing, Algebra, Bayesian Statistics, Arithmetic, Data Science, Calculus, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    13K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Emory University

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Data Visualization, Business Mathematics, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Business Analytics, Excel Formulas, Statistical Analysis, Algebra, Calculus, Arithmetic, Business

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    48 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Colorado Boulder

    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
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Visualization, Data Import/Export, Pareto Chart, Histogram, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Box Plots, R Programming, Data Synthesis, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    67 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Michigan

    Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Sampling (Statistics), Data Validation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    24 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    American Psychological Association

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Variance Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Literacy, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    University of Leeds

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistics, R (Software), Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Data Visualization Software, Histogram, Probability, Probability Distribution

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks