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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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      IBM

      IBM Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Database Design, MySQL, Presentations, Descriptive Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, IBM DB2, Tableau Software, Relational Databases, Star Schema, Interactive Data Visualization, IBM Cognos Analytics, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel

      4.7
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Emory University

      Meaningful Marketing Insights

      Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Marketing Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Customer Insights, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Exploratory Data Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      287 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Google Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Rmarkdown, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Ethics, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Ggplot2, Tableau Software, Sampling (Statistics), Presentations, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, LinkedIn, Dashboard, Data Processing, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      175K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Universidad Austral

      Estadística aplicada a los negocios

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Descriptive Statistics, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Business Analytics, Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Probability Distribution, Statistical Modeling, Data Science

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      762 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pittsburgh

      Probability Theory and Regression for Predictive Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Probability Distribution, Data Science, Probability & Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Feature Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Algorithms

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Wesleyan University

      Data Analysis and Interpretation

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Data Storytelling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Decision Tree Learning, Data Presentation, Data Management, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Statistics

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Knitr, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Ggplot2, Plotly, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Storytelling, Statistical Analysis, Generative AI, R Programming, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Scatter Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Analysis

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals Part 2: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Estimation, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Probability & Statistics, Financial Statements, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Accounting, Business Analytics, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Finance, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization, Probability, Statistics, Ledgers (Accounting), Business Valuation, Business Mathematics, Accounting, Data Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      2.8K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 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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      816 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Seaborn with Python: Data Visualization for Beginners

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

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • IBM Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst: IBM
    • Meaningful Marketing Insights: Emory University
    • Google Data Analytics: Google
    • Estadística aplicada a los negocios: Universidad Austral
    • Probability Theory and Regression for Predictive Analytics: University of Pittsburgh
    • Data Analysis and Interpretation: Wesleyan University
    • Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization: Microsoft
    • Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1: Pearson
    • Data Science Fundamentals Part 2: Unit 2: Pearson
    • Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals: Rice University

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