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      University of Leeds

      Statistical Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, R (Software), Data Collection, Statistical Inference, Probability, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Simulations, Statistical Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Data Visualization Software

      4.8
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Inferential Statistical Analysis with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Jupyter, Python Programming, Matplotlib, NumPy

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      925 reviews

      Intermediate · 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
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      603 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means

      Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Research Design, Research, Psychology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Statistics for Data Science Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability & Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, Statistics, Data Science, Statistical Inference, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, General Mathematics

      4.8
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Psychological Association

      Measures of Variability

      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

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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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      Johns Hopkins University

      Summary Statistics in Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Visualization, Epidemiology, Medical Science and Research, Quantitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Literacy, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Public Health, Clinical Trials, Sample Size Determination

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Advanced Quantitative Statistics with Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Business Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Correlation Analysis, Case Studies, Probability & Statistics, Variance Analysis, Data Manipulation

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Generalized Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Linear Algebra, Calculus

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      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Leeds

      Exploratory Data Analysis

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

    • Statistical Methods: University of Leeds
    • Inferential Statistical Analysis with Python: University of Michigan
    • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
    • t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means: American Psychological Association
    • Statistics for Data Science Essentials: University of Pennsylvania
    • Measures of Variability: American Psychological Association
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with R: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Summary Statistics in Public Health : Johns Hopkins University
    • Advanced Quantitative Statistics with Excel: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Generalized Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression: University of Colorado Boulder

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