Descriptive Statistics

Descriptive Statistics is a branch of statistics that deals with the organization, summarization, and interpretation of quantitative data. Coursera's Descriptive Statistics catalogue teaches you how to effectively analyze and interpret data using statistical techniques. You'll learn about measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, and kurtosis. Additionally, you'll understand how to create and interpret data visualizations such as histograms, box plots, and scatter plots. This skill is essential for roles in data analysis, market research, social sciences, and any field that requires data-driven decision making.
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    Stanford University

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability, Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Probability Distribution

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Data Modeling, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Marketing Analytics, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    360 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, A/B Testing, Statistical Methods, Probability, Statistical Inference, Statistical Programming, Python Programming, Technical Communication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    839 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Graphing, Spreadsheet Software, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    13K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Rice University

    Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Box Plots, Sampling (Statistics), Correlation Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    2.7K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Correlation Analysis, Reliability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Correlation Analysis, Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Statistical Inference, Box Plots, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Visualization

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    23 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    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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    University of Michigan

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, STATA (Software), R (Software), Data Integration, Data Ethics, Stata, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Qualitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Statistical Software, R Programming

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    1.4K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Data Presentation, Regression Analysis, Generative AI, Data Literacy, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Correlation Analysis, Technical Communication, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Predictive Analytics, Data Storytelling, Box Plots, Analytical Skills

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interviewing Skills, Python Programming

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    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    8.8K reviews

    Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability, Probability Distribution, Sampling (Statistics), Box Plots, Histogram, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Scatter Plots, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    40 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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