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      Arizona State University

      Information Gathering and Vetting

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Data Collection, Surveys, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Persuasive Communication, Data Analysis, Information Management

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      9 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Clinical Trials Data Management and Quality Assurance

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Data Quality, Quality Assurance, Data Entry, Clinical Trial Management Systems, Case Report Forms, Clinical Trials, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Data Integrity, Data Collection, Data Sharing, Data Security, Patient Treatment, Continuous Monitoring, Statistical Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      163 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Sampling People, Networks and Records

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Data Collection, Surveys, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Probability, Network Analysis

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      104 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data Use for Disease Control & Global Health Decision-Making

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Decision Support Systems, Data Management, Health Technology

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Data Preparation and Evaluation with Copilot

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Synthesis, Data Validation, Data Processing, Responsible AI, Data Transformation, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health

      Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Community Health, Health Care, Research Methodologies, Health Information Management, Data Quality, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Awareness, Electronic Medical Record System

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Data Preparation and Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Regression Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Mining, Statistical Modeling, Python Programming, Feature Engineering, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Genentech

      Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma

      Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Health Policy, Data Science, Epidemiology, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Quality, Electronic Medical Record

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Data Extract, Transform, and Load in Power BI

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Validation, Data Import/Export, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Modeling

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · 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

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Policy Analysis, Analytical Skills, Case Studies, Data Analysis, Responsible AI, Public Policies, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Governance, R Programming, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Data Privacy for Information Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Data Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Strategy, Metadata Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Information Gathering and Vetting: Arizona State University
    • Clinical Trials Data Management and Quality Assurance: Johns Hopkins University
    • Sampling People, Networks and Records: University of Michigan
    • Data Use for Disease Control & Global Health Decision-Making: Johns Hopkins University
    • Data Preparation and Evaluation with Copilot: Microsoft
    • Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health: Johns Hopkins University
    • Data Preparation and Analysis: Illinois Tech
    • Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma: Genentech
    • Data Extract, Transform, and Load in Power BI: Microsoft
    • Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel, Part 1: University of Colorado Boulder

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