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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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Introduction to Business Analytics and Information Economics

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Valuation, Analytical Skills, Data Quality, Asset Management, Information Management, Business Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Management Information Systems, Data Strategy, Data Warehousing, Data Science, Information Privacy, Information Architecture

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea y diseña productos digitales en Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Product Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Assets, Intellectual Property, Web Analytics, Graphic Design, Journals, Marketing

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Mobilité et urbanisme

      Skills you'll gain: Land Development, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Analysis, Civil Engineering, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Research, Public Policies

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      119 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      National Taiwan University

      商管統計資料分析一 (Analytics for Business and Management (I))

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Feature Engineering, Statistical Inference, Data Transformation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Edureka

      Mastering AI: Neural Nets, Vision System, Speech Recognition

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Image Analysis, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Plotly, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Statistical Analysis, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Inference

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Vital Skills for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Security, Data Presentation, Technical Communication, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Ethics, Statistical Reporting, Data Storytelling, User Centered Design, Authentications, Data Science, Data Encryption Standard, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Responsible AI, Analysis

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      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      113 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Case Western Reserve University

      Using R for Geostatistical Geospatial Modeling

      Skills you'll gain: Geostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Plot (Graphics), Rmarkdown, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Methods, Simulations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Business intelligence and data warehousing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Modeling, MySQL, Business Analytics, Apache Hadoop, Star Schema, Unstructured Data, Database Design, SQL, Data Transformation

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      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to Machine Learning: Supervised Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Random Forest Algorithm, Python Programming, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), NumPy, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Performance Tuning

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      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      81 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      AI for Scientific Research

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Pandas (Python Package), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Transformation, NumPy, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Tensorflow, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Science

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Business Priorities, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      182 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Edureka

      Applied Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Visualization, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Plotly, Matplotlib, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, SQL, Seaborn, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Data Transformation, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Integration, NumPy, Feature Engineering, Web Scraping

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Introduction to Business Analytics and Information Economics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Crea y diseña productos digitales en Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Mobilité et urbanisme: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • 商管統計資料分析一 (Analytics for Business and Management (I)): National Taiwan University
    • Mastering AI: Neural Nets, Vision System, Speech Recognition: Edureka
    • Vital Skills for Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Using R for Geostatistical Geospatial Modeling : Case Western Reserve University
    • Business intelligence and data warehousing: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Introduction to Machine Learning: Supervised Learning: University of Colorado Boulder
    • AI for Scientific Research: LearnQuest

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