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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 Amsterdam

      Inferential Statistics

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

      4.3
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Cape Town

      Doing Clinical Research: Biostatistics with the Wolfram Language

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Programming, Biostatistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Quantitative Research, Deep Learning, Regression Analysis, Data Manipulation, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      52 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      Practical Time Series Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Software Installation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.7K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Ball State University

      Statistical Methods for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Probability, Data Science, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), R Programming, Statistical Visualization

      Build toward a degree

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Exploratory Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Data Analysis, Histogram, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Methods

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Data Visualization in Stata

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Plot (Graphics), Box Plots, Exploratory Data Analysis, Histogram, Descriptive Statistics, Heat Maps, Graphing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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 Colorado Boulder

      Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution

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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tufts University

      Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Microsoft Excel, Quantitative Research, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Analytical Skills, Statistics, Business Analytics, Python Programming, Technical Communication

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Advanced Probability and Statistical Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Markov Model, Data Science, Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability, R Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      How to Describe Data

      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
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      23 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
    • Doing Clinical Research: Biostatistics with the Wolfram Language: University of Cape Town
    • Practical Time Series Analysis: The State University of New York
    • Statistical Methods for Data Science: Ball State University
    • Exploratory Data Analysis: Johns Hopkins University
    • Data Visualization in Stata: Packt
    • Generalized Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 2: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Applied Statistics for Data Analytics: DeepLearning.AI
    • Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel: Tufts University

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