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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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Forecasting, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Spreadsheet Software, Predictive Analytics, Probability

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    116 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Web Scraping, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Tableau Software, Data Literacy, Dashboard, LinkedIn, Pandas (Python Package), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    206 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Probability, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Ethics, Statistics, Quantitative Research, Data Analysis, Data Science, Sample Size Determination, Descriptive Statistics, Artificial Intelligence

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    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    329 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    American Psychological Association

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Histogram, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Probability & Statistics, Quantitative Research, Variance Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Social Sciences

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Status: AI skills

    Meta

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Data Collection, Data Governance, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Information Privacy, Data Cleansing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    1.7K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Histogram, Data Visualization Software, Variance Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Peer Review, Research Design, Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Research, Probability, Quantitative Research, Analytics, Probability Distribution, Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    260 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Data Visualization, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Scientific Visualization, Data Science, Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability, Correlation Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Jupyter

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    448 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, Probability, Histogram, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Box Plots, Graphing, Scatter Plots

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    1.7K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Cape Town

    Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Research, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Data Collection, Probability

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    3.7K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Probability, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistical Visualization, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Estimation, Descriptive Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Data Science

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    292 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Generative AI, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scientific Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Experimentation, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Research Design, Responsible AI, Statistical Visualization, Research, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    42 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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