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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data

      Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection

      3.9
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      MySQL-for-Data-Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Bash (Scripting Language), Scripting, Database Management, Relational Databases, Command-Line Interface, SQL, Databases, Data Import/Export, Database Application, Data Pipelines, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Linux

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Microsoft

      Advanced Data Applications and Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Web Scraping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Shiny (R Package), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Collection, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Extract, Transform, Load, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Database Management, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Relational Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Databases, Data Processing, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Storage Technologies

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Arranging and Visualizing Data in R

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Rmarkdown, R (Software), Tidyverse (R Package), Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Ggplot2, Data Wrangling, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, Histogram, Scripting, Package and Software Management, Data Import/Export

      5
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Washington

      Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Data Science, Data Collection, Applied Machine Learning, R Programming, Research, Supervised Learning, Data Validation, Technical Communication, Python Programming

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Data Manipulation with dplyr in R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course

      Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Data Collection, Health Policy, Health Informatics, Data Analysis, Research, Surveys

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Anomaly Detection, Predictive Modeling, Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Data Cleansing, Natural Language Processing, Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Statistical Analysis, Data Quality, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Exploratory Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Data-Oriented Python Programming and Debugging

      Skills you'll gain: NumPy, Debugging, Pandas (Python Package), Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data-oriented programming, Data Processing, Maintainability, Numerical Analysis, Critical Thinking, Technical Support

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Spark, Hadoop, and Snowflake for Data Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Snowflake Schema, Databricks, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Data Integration, Data Processing, DevOps, Data Transformation, SQL, Python Programming

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Introduzione alla Data Visualization con Tableau

      Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Data Visualization Software, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Peer Review, Data Cleansing, Data Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • MySQL-for-Data-Engineering: Duke University
    • Advanced Data Applications and Integration: Microsoft
    • Data Science Fundamentals Part 1: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Arranging and Visualizing Data in R : University of Michigan
    • Data Science at Scale - Capstone Project: University of Washington
    • Data Manipulation with dplyr in R: Coursera Project Network
    • Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course: Johns Hopkins University
    • Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI: Microsoft
    • Data-Oriented Python Programming and Debugging: University of Michigan

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