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      University of Michigan

      Data Science for Health Research

      Skills you'll gain: R (Software), Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Correlation Analysis, Histogram, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Biostatistics, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scripting, Package and Software Management, Predictive Modeling, Risk Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Import/Export

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Best Practices for Ethical Data Handling

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Sharing, Personally Identifiable Information, Clinical Research Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Healthcare Ethics, Data Security, Data Governance, Information Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Health Information Management, Informed Consent, Encryption

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Practical Engineering Data Mining: Techniques and Uses

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Text Mining, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Big Data, Feature Engineering, Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      How to Use Data

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Feature Engineering, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, SQL, Data Analysis, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Matplotlib, Data Storage, Data Science, Machine Learning

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Emory University

      Survey analysis to Gain Marketing Insights

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Target Market, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Market Research, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Brand Strategy

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality

      Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Quality Assurance, Data Collection, Data Processing, Data Strategy, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

      Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Descriptive Statistics, Business Analytics, Regression Analysis, Business Mathematics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Inference, Probability, Variance Analysis, Estimation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Arizona State University

      Information Gathering and Vetting

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Data Collection, Surveys, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Persuasive Communication, Data Analysis, Information Management

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Toronto

      GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design

      Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Metadata Management, Quantitative Research, Spatial Analysis, Typography, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Design Elements And Principles

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Data Mining in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Data Processing, Unsupervised Learning, Data Science, Anomaly Detection, Data Manipulation, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data Use for Disease Control & Global Health Decision-Making

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Decision Support Systems, Data Management, Health Technology

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Psychological Association

      How to Create and Explore a Data Set

      Skills you'll gain: Histogram, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Software, Statistics, Data Management, Research, Psychology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data collection courses

    • Data Science for Health Research: University of Michigan
    • Best Practices for Ethical Data Handling: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Practical Engineering Data Mining: Techniques and Uses: Northeastern University
    • How to Use Data: University of Pennsylvania
    • Survey analysis to Gain Marketing Insights: Emory University
    • Design Strategies for Maximizing Total Data Quality: University of Michigan
    • Data Analysis: S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
    • Information Gathering and Vetting: Arizona State University
    • GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design: University of Toronto
    • Data Mining in Python: University of Michigan

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