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Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate: $49/month — Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate access in the United States and Canada; $59/month — Coursera Plus catalog access, including the Google Data Analytics Professional CertificateGoogle Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate: $49/month — Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate access in the United States and Canada; $59/month — Coursera Plus catalog access, including the Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Offering / credential
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Professional Certificate · Google Data Analytics Professional CertificateGoogle Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Professional Certificate · Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Starting point
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Beginner level · No degree or prior data analytics experience required; Beginner-level orientationGoogle Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Advanced level · Foundational data analytics skills or equivalent experience; Understanding of spreadsheets, databases, SQL, programming concepts, data visualization, and dashboards
Learning topics
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Practices and processes used by junior or associate data analysts; Data cleaning, analysis, and visualization with spreadsheets, SQL, Python, and Tableau; Cleaning and organizing data for analysisGoogle Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate: Exploratory data analysis, probability, statistics, and experimental design; Python-based analysis and data visualization; Regression, predictive modeling, and machine learning

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Coursera

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Beginner

Google professional certificate introducing data analysis practices, tools, and ways to communicate findings.

Key facts

PlatformCoursera
LevelBeginner
Duration6 months at 10 hours a week
PriceProgram subscription: $49/month — Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate access in the United States and Canada
CertificateCertificate available
Languageen

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Coursera

IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Beginner

IBM professional certificate focused on practical data analyst tools including spreadsheets, SQL, Python, and visualization.

Key facts

PlatformCoursera
LevelBeginner
PriceSubscription — price unverified
CertificateCertificate available
Languageen

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Coursera

Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Advanced

Professional certificate covering advanced analytics topics with Python, statistics, and machine learning foundations.

Key facts

PlatformCoursera
LevelAdvanced
Duration6 months at 10 hours a week
PriceProgram subscription: $49/month — Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate access in the United States and Canada
CertificateCertificate available
Languageen

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Coursera

Data Analytics Essentials

Beginner

Beginner course on data analytics basics, data lifecycle concepts, and foundational tools.

Key facts

PlatformCoursera
LevelBeginner
PriceSubscription — price unverified
CertificateCertificate available
Languageen

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