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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It

      Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Research Design, Descriptive Statistics, Analytics, Analysis, Statistics, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Exploratory Data Analysis

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

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

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      University of Amsterdam

      Inferential Statistics

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

      4.3
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Leeds

      Exploratory Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Data Visualization Software, Histogram, Probability, Simulations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistics, Business Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Analytical Skills, Technical Communication, Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      437 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SAS

      Statistics with SAS

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      298 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Stability and Capability in Quality Improvement

      Skills you'll gain: Process Capability, Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, R Programming, Quality Control, Statistical Methods, Process Analysis, Data Transformation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Process Improvement, Probability Distribution

      Build toward a degree

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI

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

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      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      88 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Statistical Methods for Computer Science

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Combinatorics, Bayesian Network, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Probability, Probability & Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Probability Distribution, Simulations, Data Science, Markov Model, Applied Mathematics, Graph Theory, Statistics

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Statistics in Psychological Research

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Plot (Graphics), Graphing, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Psychology, Research Design, Experimentation, Scientific Methods

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Hypothesis Testing in Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Biostatistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Scientific Methods, Quantitative Research, Medical Science and Research, Public Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      646 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Statistical Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction

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      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 descriptive statistics courses

    • Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It: Johns Hopkins University
    • Exploratory Data Analysis: Johns Hopkins University
    • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
    • Exploratory Data Analysis: University of Leeds
    • Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone: Rice University
    • Statistics with SAS: SAS
    • Stability and Capability in Quality Improvement: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Statistical Methods for Computer Science: Johns Hopkins University
    • Statistics in Psychological Research: American Psychological Association

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