Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Seven courses shift from spreadsheets and SQL to Python for data wrangling, hypothesis testing, regression and ML, with every module framed around making business decisions and a capstone you present to a stakeholder. It targets the skills for senior-analyst and junior-data-scientist roles.

What it does not do is start from zero — it expects the core Data Analytics certificate or equivalent SQL and spreadsheet experience — so a complete beginner should do that first instead. Google keeps it updated; the certificate needs a subscription, and the free audit covers the learning.

Google Advanced Data Analytics picks up where the core Google Data Analytics certificate leaves off. The curriculum shifts from spreadsheets and SQL to Python for data wrangling, statistical testing, and machine learning — covering regression models, hypothesis testing, and a final project that uses real workplace datasets. Seven courses, roughly 197 hours, at an intermediate pace.