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      Tufts University

      Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Microsoft Excel, Quantitative Research, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Analytical Skills, Statistics, Business Analytics, Python Programming, Technical Communication

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      Validity and Bias in Epidemiology

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Epidemiology, Data Collection, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      Linear Regression in R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, R (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Import/Export

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      523 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Surveillance Systems: Analysis, Dissemination, and Special Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Trend Analysis, Chronic Diseases, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Biostatistics, System Monitoring, Health Informatics, Technical Communication, Media and Communications, Infectious Diseases, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Risk Analysis, Information Privacy

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Regression and Classification

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Inference, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Network Analysis in Systems Biology

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unsupervised Learning, Biostatistics, Biology, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Processing, Statistical Methods, Systems Engineering, Unix Commands, Linux Commands

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      200 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistical Learning for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Inference, Advanced Analytics, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Sampling (Statistics)

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Advanced Probability and Statistical Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Markov Model, Data Science, Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability, R Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Case Studies in Personalized Medicine

      Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Electronic Medical Record, Bioinformatics, Healthcare Ethics, General Medicine, Clinical Research, Psychiatry, Drug Development, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Bayesian Computational Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, R Programming, Markov Model, Probability, Simulations, Probability Distribution

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Public Health

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Statistical Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering

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      4.8
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular biostatistics courses

    • Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel: Tufts University
    • Validity and Bias in Epidemiology: Imperial College London
    • Linear Regression in R for Public Health : Imperial College London
    • Surveillance Systems: Analysis, Dissemination, and Special Systems: Johns Hopkins University
    • Regression and Classification: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Network Analysis in Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Statistical Learning for Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Advanced Probability and Statistical Methods: Johns Hopkins University
    • Case Studies in Personalized Medicine: Vanderbilt University
    • Bayesian Computational Statistics: Illinois Tech

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