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Statistical Inference Courses

Statistical inference courses can help you learn hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, regression analysis, and data interpretation. You can build skills in analyzing sample data, making predictions, and drawing conclusions about larger populations. Many courses introduce tools like R and Python for statistical programming, as well as software for data visualization, which enhance your ability to apply statistical methods effectively.


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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Investments, Business Valuation, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Equities, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Regression Analysis, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Microsoft Excel, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Cash Flows

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Science Methods for Quality Improvement

    Skills you'll gain: Process Capability, Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Correlation Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Statistical Visualization, R Programming, Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Probability, Descriptive Statistics, Quality Improvement, Process Engineering

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Investment Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Investment Management, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Risk Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Investments, Return On Investment, Statistics

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    IBM

    Supervised Machine Learning: Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Classification Algorithms

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Research Design, Qualitative Research, Critical Thinking, Persistence, Program Evaluation, Case Studies, Tenacity, Psychological Evaluations, Surveys, Data Collection, Reliability, Descriptive Statistics, Interviewing Skills

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAS

    Doing More with SAS Programming

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Mathematics for Machine Learning: PCA

    Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, NumPy, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Jupyter, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Python Programming, Advanced Mathematics, Calculus

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    SQL for Data Science Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Peer Review, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Modeling, Performance Metric, Business Analytics, Text Mining, Data Science, Target Audience, Data Manipulation, Proposal Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Artificial Neural Networks, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Data Transformation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Lausanne

    Challenging Forensic Science: How Science Should Speak to Court

    Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Statistical Reporting, Court Systems, Legal Proceedings, Laboratory Reports, Scientific Methods, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Research, Technical Communication, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    American Psychological Association

    Psychology of Anxiety, Mood, Substance Use, and Addictive Behaviors

    Skills you'll gain: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Clinical Psychology, Mental and Behavioral Health, Psychiatry, Psychological Evaluations, Mental Health, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests, Behavioral Health, Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Assessments, Cultural Diversity, Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Neurology, Demography, Psychology, Pharmacotherapy

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Image Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Unsupervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Security, Regression Analysis, No-Code Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, Classification Algorithms, Analytics

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular statistical inference courses

  • Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Data Science Methods for Quality Improvement: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Investment Risk Management: Coursera
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression: IBM
  • Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods: University of Pennsylvania
  • Doing More with SAS Programming: SAS
  • Mathematics for Machine Learning: PCA: Imperial College London
  • SQL for Data Science Capstone Project: University of California, Davis
  • Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud: Google Cloud
  • Challenging Forensic Science: How Science Should Speak to Court: University of Lausanne

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Regression Analysis (10)
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Logistic Regression (7)
Probability Distribution (7)
Bayesian Statistics (6)
Medical Statistics (6)

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