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Master descriptive statistics for summarizing and describing data. Learn to use statistical measures, graphs, and tables for data analysis.

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Managing, Describing, and Analyzing Data

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Probability, Statistical Visualization, Histogram

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    MathWorks

    Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Technical Communication, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Matlab, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Mapping, Scripting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    818 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Modeling Data in the Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, R Programming, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Regression Analysis, Data Science, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Rmarkdown, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning, Descriptive Statistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of London

    Foundations of Data Science: K-Means Clustering in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Probability & Statistics, Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Statistics, NumPy, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Descriptive Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    732 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    R Programming for Statistics and Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Science, Tidyverse (R Package), Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Programming Principles, Data Transformation, Probability & Statistics

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Plotly, Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Seaborn, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Jupyter, Data Science, Anomaly Detection, Python Programming, GitHub

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Understanding and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Statistical Visualization, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Correlation Analysis, Python Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Quantitative Finance with SAS: Apply, Analyze & Evaluate

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Descriptive Statistics, Market Data, Financial Data, Risk Modeling, Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Analysis, Financial Market, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis, Forecasting

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Data Analysis in R with RStudio & Tidyverse

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, R (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Import/Export, Analytical Skills, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Wrangling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Analyze Data in Azure ML Studio

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Jupyter, Microsoft Azure, Matplotlib, Feature Engineering, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Seaborn, Data Visualization Software, Correlation Analysis, Applied Machine Learning

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, OpenAI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Combining and Analyzing Complex Data

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, STATA (Software), R (Software), Data Integration, Data Ethics, Stata, R Programming, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Informed Consent, Information Privacy

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Managing, Describing, and Analyzing Data: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB: MathWorks
  • Modeling Data in the Tidyverse: Johns Hopkins University
  • Foundations of Data Science: K-Means Clustering in Python: University of London
  • R Programming for Statistics and Data Science: Packt
  • Explore and Visualize Data the Python Way: Coursera
  • Data Understanding and Visualization: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Quantitative Finance with SAS: Apply, Analyze & Evaluate: EDUCBA
  • Data Analysis in R with RStudio & Tidyverse: Codio
  • Analyze Data in Azure ML Studio: Coursera

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