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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      Improving your statistical inferences

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Scientific Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Quantitative Research, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Research, R Programming, Data Sharing

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Analytics, Statistical Methods, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Variance Analysis

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      11 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability Distribution, Artificial Intelligence

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      4.1
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      88 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Simple Regression Analysis in Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Epidemiology, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      383 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      What are the Chances? Probability and Uncertainty in Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistics, Regression Analysis, Probability, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Combinatorics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Statistics For Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Science, Probability Distribution, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference

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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Biostatistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability Distribution

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      135 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Probability, Box Plots, Histogram, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Scatter Plots, Statistics, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Advanced Quantitative Statistics with Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Business Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Case Studies, Probability & Statistics, Variance Analysis, Forecasting, Data Manipulation, Quality Control

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SAS

      Statistics with SAS

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistics and Data Analysis with R

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Structures

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic statistics courses

    • Improving your statistical inferences: Eindhoven University of Technology
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Advanced: Macquarie University
    • Statistical Learning: Illinois Tech
    • Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Simple Regression Analysis in Public Health : Johns Hopkins University
    • What are the Chances? Probability and Uncertainty in Statistics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Statistics For Data Science: Coursera Project Network
    • Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 2: Johns Hopkins University
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 1: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Advanced Quantitative Statistics with Excel: Coursera Instructor Network

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