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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Salesforce Design Mastery: CRM Customization

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Customer Relationship Management, Data Security, Security Controls, No-Code Development, Automation, Identity and Access Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Project on Recommendation Engine - Book Recommender

    Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, AI Personalization, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Feature Engineering, Pandas (Python Package), Text Mining, Predictive Modeling, Unstructured Data, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Integration, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, NumPy

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Correlation Analysis, Text Mining, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Network Analysis, Feature Engineering, Probability, Data Structures, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Job Shop Scheduling Using MILP Optimization on RStudio

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Analysis, Mathematical Software, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Patient Scheduling & Appointment Management

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Practice Management Software, Technology Roadmaps, Patient Flow, Generative AI, Clinic Management Systems, Self Service Technologies, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Software As A Service, Patient Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    RNN Architecture and Sentiment Classification

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Text Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Network Architecture, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Machine Learning, Data Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    PyMongo Case Study - Aggregating Customer Data of a Bank

    Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Customer Analysis, Data Analysis, Customer Data Management, MongoDB, Data Processing, Data Validation, Financial Data, Data Import/Export, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Development Environment

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Relational Databases, Databases, Data Access, Application Development, SQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Command-Line Interface, Data Import/Export, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Exploratory Data Analysis & Core ML Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Bayesian Network, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Lausanne

    HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Policy, Community Health, Governance, Health Systems, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Assessment, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Construção de Relacionamentos em Vendas Orientada a Dados

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales, Sales Management, Customer Analysis, AI Personalization, Regression Analysis, Product Knowledge, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Forecasting, Business Metrics, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Javascript, Data Analysis, Microsoft Visual Studio

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information theory courses

  • Salesforce Design Mastery: CRM Customization: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Project on Recommendation Engine - Book Recommender: EDUCBA
  • Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Job Shop Scheduling Using MILP Optimization on RStudio: Coursera Project Network
  • GenAI for Patient Scheduling & Appointment Management : Coursera Instructor Network
  • RNN Architecture and Sentiment Classification: Packt
  • PyMongo Case Study - Aggregating Customer Data of a Bank: EDUCBA
  • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5: Pearson
  • Exploratory Data Analysis & Core ML Algorithms: Packt
  • HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies: University of Lausanne

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