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Applied Statistics Courses

Applied statistics courses can help you learn data analysis, hypothesis testing, regression techniques, and experimental design. You can build skills in interpreting data sets, making predictions, and communicating statistical findings effectively. Many courses introduce tools like R, Python, and Excel, that support performing statistical analyses and visualizing data.


Popular Applied Statistics Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    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, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming

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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Engineering Probability and Statistics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Reporting, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Estimation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Resampling, Selection and Splines

    Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Model Evaluation, Statistical Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Logistic Regression

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Exploring and Producing Data for Business Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making, Probability Distribution

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    IBM

    Applied Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Data Visualization, Model Evaluation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Presentation, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Machine Learning

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    61K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, R Programming, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Microsoft Excel, Analytical Skills, Statistical Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Modeling

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3.2K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Bayesian Statistics

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

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    798 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Rmarkdown, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Machine Learning, GitHub

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7.2K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Bayesian Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, R Programming, Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Technical Communication, Data Presentation, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Software, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Markov Model, Model Evaluation, R (Software), Data Science

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3.5K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    University of Michigan

    Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Analysis, Data Presentation, Ggplot2, Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Surveys, Data Ethics, R (Software), Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Statistical Visualization, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Public Policies, Data Visualization Software, Case Studies, Political Sciences

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    91 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    A

    American Psychological Association

    Statistics in Psychological Research

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Graphing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Correlation Analysis, Psychology, Research Design, Scientific Methods

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    64 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SAS

    SAS Certification Practice Exams

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Logistic Regression, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Model Evaluation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART)

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests): Coursera
  • Engineering Probability and Statistics Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Resampling, Selection and Splines: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Exploring and Producing Data for Business Decision Making: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Applied Data Science: IBM
  • Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Bayesian Statistics: Duke University
  • Data Science: Statistics and Machine Learning: Johns Hopkins University
  • Bayesian Statistics: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R: University of Michigan

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