Statistics & Mathematics for Data Science & Data Analytics (Udemy.com)
Learn the statistics & probability for data science and business analysis
Created by: Nikolai Schuler
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- Master the fundamentals of statistics for data science & data analytics
- Master descriptive statistics & probability theory
- Machine learning methods like Decision Trees and Decision Forests
- Probability distributions such as Normal distribution, Poisson Distribution and more
- Hypothesis testing, p-value, type I & type II error
- Logistic Regressions, Multiple Linear Regression, Regression Trees
- Correlation, R-Square, RMSE, MAE, coefficient of determination and more
Quality Score
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Overall Score : 90 / 100
Course Description
Are you aiming for a career in Data Science or Data Analytics?
Good news, you don't need a Maths degree - this course is equipping you with the practical knowledge needed to master the necessary statistics.
It is very important if you want to become a Data Scientist or a Data Analyst to have a good knowledge in statistics & probability theory.
Sure, there is more to Data Science than only statistics. But still it plays an essential role to know these fundamentals ins statistics.
I know it is very hard to gain a strong foothold in these concepts just by yourself. Therefore I have created this course.
Why should you take this course?
This course is the one course you take in statistic that is equipping you with the actual knowledge you need in statistics if you work with data
This course is taught by an actual mathematician that is in the same time also working as a data scientist.
This course is balancing both: theory & practical real-life example.
After completing this course you ll have everything you need to master the fundamentals in statistics & probability need in data science or data analysis.
What is in this course?
This course is giving you the chance to systematically master the core concepts in statistics & probability, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of variance and some advance regression / machine learning methods such as logistics regressions, polynomial regressions , decision trees and more.
In real-life examples you will learn the stats knowledge needed in a data scientist's or data analyst's career very quickly.
If you feel like this sounds good to you, then take this chance to improve your skills und advance career by enrolling in this course.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
3,066 Reviews
Nikolai Schuler
Are you thinking about pursuing a career as a Data Analyst or Data Scientist?
Do you ever think that your career could take a leap forward if you would have more knowledge and skills in the world of data?
Perhaps you are even feeling overwhelmed by the number of courses available or by the fact that your life is already too full to concentrate on one more course?
I am Nikolai Schuler, I am a data scientist and BI consultant, and I have been there too...
A few years ago I noticed that the world of data benefits from many new tools and technologies. However, I also realized that it is extremely difficult to get trained in the field: Practical courses with real quality content are rare and are often structured in such a way that they are incompatible with a working life full of other tasks and activities.
While going through hours of research and training, I came up with the idea of creating a course that would offer extremely valuable content but that would be at the same time easy to follow due to its structure.
My goal is to help as many people as possible to pursue their desired career in this new Digital Age by enabling them to upgrade their data analysis skills. I am proud to say that I am heading in the right direction as my courses have already found their audience in over 170 countries and received thousands of positive feedbacks.
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Reviews
By Dr.Rajashekar Matpathi on 6/23/2026
This course is well-structured, informative, and beginner-friendly. It provides a strong foundation in statistical and mathematical concepts essential for data science and analytics. The content is easy to understand and industry-relevant. Including more Python-based exercises, real-world datasets, and hands-on projects would further enhance the learning experience. Overall, it is an excellent course for students and aspiring data professionals."
By Karl Bilderback on 2/1/2026
The course is well organized and provides a meaningful overview of the material in a concise, yet thorough process. Speaking as someone who knew little about statistics going in, the instructor helped me understand the basics so that I can progress to a more advanced level in the specific areas that I will need. I am very pleased with the course and recommend it without reservation.
By Nicolae Birlea on 10/23/2024
could have used clearear notations and examples , for the one way anova im lost between samples and columns , you cant refer to them as columns you have to say what the columns are in the practical sense so i understand , also you chose a 3 by 3 table so i literally confuse the columns and rows for the degrees of freedom ... still confused and watched it 2 times :( .. but i understood something :). also in regression you use a number from the example and then symbols ( 4 + s ), either put the numbers or put only symbols you cant have it half way :( (imho)
By Prema Santhosh on 2/16/2024
yes in the central limit theorem..n is defined and the theres an 'm' variable on the graph...basically its pretty confusing ( coin being tossed 50 times is N or this experiment of tossing coin 50 times repeated N times...something is amiss.. I also feel that the probability concepts could have been dealt better...many of the explanations are done taking for granted that the terms/concepts are clear.I had to refer to other resources to understand it better.
By Efthalia Zournatzidou on 11/26/2023
Really nice course. Nikolai speaks clearly and uses simple and straight forward examples. One thing that would be helpful is having more resources to download. Many times I had to pause the video to write down the main formulas etc by hand. I have a background in finance, so I didn't have many unfamiliar terms, don't know if that would be the case for complete beginners.
By Amiran Ivgi on 11/17/2022
Started Study Data Science only by code and libraries but there was no info about what was actually performed. With the help of this course, I actually figured out what Data Science and ML is all about what is Distribution all about and how I can actually perform a test and realize visual data, analyze, and draw conclusions. Even helped me figure out stuff I use in Finance and Technical Analysis Thank you man you got a 5* from me.
By Pearl Bipin on 2/22/2022
Dear Nikolai Schuler, This was a valuable course on Statistics and other important mathematics required for Data Science. I have taken Bootcamps on Data Science but I never had the mathematical intuition of how these calculations were done. But now because of you, I am able to understand and even visualize the working of the Machine Learning algorithms. I am from India, and I am grateful for people like you who provide us with such quality education. I am very happy with this course as It covers almost all the important topics. I have the entire course but I will go through the two-way ANOVA again because the calculations are a bit complex. so I need to do it again for my mind to understand. Apart from that, I am very satisfied with the course. Thank you.
By Jonathan Fuentes on 5/11/2021
This course was amazing. I highly recommend this course for any one looking to build a statistics and math foundation. Even if you have no prior knowledge. Nikolai is a great instructor and created a very well structured course. The tests at the end of the sections really helped to better understand the material. I also really enjoyed the resources that are included. I look forward to seeing what other content Nikolai creates!
By Abdi Reza on 3/31/2021
Concise, clear and step-wisely presented. It is quite magical how the author can elaborate the important concept concisely without over-complicating things; starting from ground zero, the lecture gradually connected one to another. Although the course-conciseness is what I rate highly, I hope in the future the instructor would consider expanding the course materials (some mixed-models, GLM, repeated measures ANOVA, feature selection of linear model will not be harmful right?). I feel better intuititively for the statistical and machine learning concept after the course. Since those has became less scary now (thanks to the instructor), I think am going to dive into some coding. Wishing my journey continues well.
By sudiptk Das on 12/7/2020
Since this is a math focused tutorial and involves no coding , most people coming here are for the math and concept . However this tutorial just provides concept theoretically - concept should be elaborated by more examples . That was my initial view - however explanation of important topics like ML algorithm is excellent and detailed solved example of ANOVA type 1 and type 2 is included . Hence it deserves an above 4 rating.










