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    Macquarie University

    Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Essentials

    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
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Biostatistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    136 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests)

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Bayesian Statistics: Techniques and Models

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Markov Model, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Simulations, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis, Probability, Probability Distribution

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    495 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It

    Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Research Design, Descriptive Statistics, Analytics, Analysis, Statistics, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    180 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Introduction to Probability and Data with R

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    5.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Analytics, Data Visualization, Statistical Methods, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Variance Analysis

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Random Processes

    Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Simulations, Statistical Modeling, Estimation, Correlation Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Reliability, Engineering, Spatial Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Amsterdam

    Inferential Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Statistical Modeling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    603 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Bayesian Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Probability, Predictive Modeling, Probability Distribution

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    798 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Business Statistics and Analysis Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistics, Business Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Analytical Skills, Technical Communication, Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    439 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Illinois Tech

    Statistical Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Methods, Statistical Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Supervised Learning, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction

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    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Essentials: Macquarie University
  • Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2: Johns Hopkins University
  • Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests): Coursera Project Network
  • Bayesian Statistics: Techniques and Models: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It: Johns Hopkins University
  • Introduction to Probability and Data with R: Duke University
  • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Advanced: Macquarie University
  • Random Processes: Johns Hopkins University
  • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
  • Bayesian Statistics: Duke University

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