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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

      Trees and Graphs: Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Theoretical Computer Science, Analysis, Computational Thinking, Network Analysis, Computer Programming, Python Programming

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      4.6
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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Tools for Exploratory Data Analysis in Business

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Analytical Skills, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Quality, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Jupyter, SQL, Python Programming, Relational Databases, Application Programming Interface (API)

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in R with RStudio

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Plot (Graphics), Ggplot2, Statistical Visualization, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization, Histogram, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Graphing, R Programming, Data Science

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Data Analytics Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis, Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      141 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Driven Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Visualization, Statistical Inference, Variance Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)

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      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Clinical Trials Analysis, Monitoring, and Presentation

      Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Patient Safety, Bayesian Statistics, Data Presentation, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      74 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Proposal Development, Market Research, Research Reports, Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Survey Creation, Statistical Analysis, Surveys, Correlation Analysis, Quantitative Research, Research, Science and Research, Market Analysis, Focus Group, Regression Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      633 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Inversiones en los mercados de capitales

      Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investments, Financial Market, Risk Management, Financial Trading, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Equities, Derivatives, Securities Trading, Probability & Statistics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      75 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

      Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Bioinformatics, Unix, Scientific Visualization, R Programming, Rmarkdown, Unix Commands, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, NumPy, Data Manipulation

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Edureka

      Predictive Modeling with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Probability Distribution, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Processing, Machine Learning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Supervised Machine Learning: Regression

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      New York Institute of Finance

      Operational Risk Management: Frameworks & Strategies

      Skills you'll gain: Operational Risk, Risk Management Framework, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Appetite, Risk Control, Governance, Risk Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Process, Regulatory Requirements, Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      391 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Trees and Graphs: Basics: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Tools for Exploratory Data Analysis in Business: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Visualizing Data & Communicating Results in R with RStudio: Codio
    • Data Analytics Foundations: DeepLearning.AI
    • Data Driven Decision Making: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Clinical Trials Analysis, Monitoring, and Presentation: Johns Hopkins University
    • Market Research: Queen Mary University of London
    • Inversiones en los mercados de capitales: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    • Predictive Modeling with Python : Edureka

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