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      Google

      Share Data Through the Art of Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Tableau Software, Presentations, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Cloudera

      Analyzing Big Data with SQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Apache Hive, Big Data, MySQL, Databases, PostgreSQL, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Virtual Machines

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      530 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Data Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Data Collection, Data Governance, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Information Privacy, Data Cleansing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Python Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Data Science Methodology

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Peer Review, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Cleansing, Business Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Mining, Predictive Modeling, Data Quality, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Application Deployment, User Feedback, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      21K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Big Data, Ggplot2, Database Design, Data Analysis, IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Presentation, Data Mining, Dashboard, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, Microsoft Excel

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      30K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data

      Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Functional Requirement, Databases, Distributed Computing, Acceptance Testing, Application Deployment, Application Development, Software Testing, Development Testing, System Design and Implementation, Unit Testing, Big Data, Scalability, Restful API, Data Analysis

      Build toward a degree

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Macquarie University

      Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Storytelling, Power BI, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Excel Macros, Infographics, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Software, Data Validation, Data Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      5.9K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Cloudera

      Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Database Management, SQL, Big Data, Databases, Data Management, Amazon S3, Apache Hadoop, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Command-Line Interface

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions

      Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Dashboard, Stakeholder Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Quantitative Research, Problem Solving, Smart Goals

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      34K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      Big Data, Genes, and Medicine

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Big Data, Analytics, Data Analysis, Health Informatics, Biomedical Technology, Advanced Analytics, Medical Science and Research, Data Processing, R Programming, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Feature Engineering

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      285 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Big Data - Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Processing, Big Data, Apache Spark, Splunk, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Data Storytelling, Analytics, Network Analysis, Data Modeling, Unsupervised Learning

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      400 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Multiple educators

      Data Science Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Pseudocode, Jupyter, Algorithms, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Pandas (Python Package), Correlation Analysis, Web Scraping, NumPy, Data Import/Export, Probability & Statistics, Programming Principles, Predictive Modeling, Big Data, Computer Programming Tools, Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Project Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      115K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Share Data Through the Art of Visualization: Google
    • Analyzing Big Data with SQL: Cloudera
    • Meta Data Analyst: Meta
    • Data Science Methodology: IBM
    • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
    • Applications of Software Architecture for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization: Macquarie University
    • Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage: Cloudera
    • Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions: Google
    • Big Data, Genes, and Medicine: The State University of New York

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