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      Universiteit Leiden

      Population Health: Study Design

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Research Design, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Statistical Analysis, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Quantitative Research, Public Health, Health Care, Research Methodologies, Risk Analysis

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Regression and Classification

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Statistical Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Science, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Study Designs in Epidemiology

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Research Methodologies, Public Health, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis

      4.8
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Genetic Epidemiology Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Probability & Statistics, Molecular Biology, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Data Validation, Biology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Disease Clusters

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Community Health, Biostatistics, Public Health, Community Outreach, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Assessment, Environmental Monitoring, Investigation, Data Collection, Persuasive Communication

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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

      4.9
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 2

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

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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

      4.5
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Network Analysis, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Structural Analysis

      3.7
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Civil Registration & Vital Statistics in Population Health

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Biostatistics, Health Equity, Medical Records, Demography, Vital Signs, Health Policy, Health Information Management, Data Collection

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Scientific Writing for Research Grant Proposals

      Skills you'll gain: Concision, Grant Writing, Writing, Grant Applications, Editing, Literacy, Communication

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Population Health: Study Design: Universiteit Leiden
    • Regression and Classification: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Study Designs in Epidemiology: Imperial College London
    • Genetic Epidemiology Foundations: University of Colorado System
    • Disease Clusters: Johns Hopkins University
    • Validity and Bias in Epidemiology: Imperial College London
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 2: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Network Analysis in Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology: University of California San Diego
    • Civil Registration & Vital Statistics in Population Health: Johns Hopkins University

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