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      Duke University

      Inferential Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Statistical Reporting, R (Software), Statistical Methods, Statistics, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution, Software Installation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Marketing con Redes Sociales

      Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Performance Metric, Social Media Campaigns, Smart Goals, Social Media Management, Performance Measurement, Customer Engagement, Goal Setting, Content Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Active Listening, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Marketing Strategies, LinkedIn, Facebook

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Write A Feature Length Screenplay For Film Or Television

      Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Writing, Writing and Editing, Storytelling, Peer Review

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      292 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      DeepLearning.AI Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Web Scraping, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Tableau Software, Data Literacy, Dashboard, LinkedIn, Pandas (Python Package), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      177 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Influencing People

      Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Professional Networking, Initiative and Leadership, Relationship Building, Public Speaking, Decision Making, Negotiation, People Development, Social Skills, Organizational Structure

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      PwC

      Effective Business Presentations with Powerpoint

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Data Storytelling, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Data Visualization, Business Communication, Storytelling, Communication, Peer Review, Communication Strategies, Data Analysis, Target Audience

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Survey Data Collection and Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, STATA (Software), R (Software), Data Integration, Data Ethics, Stata, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Qualitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Data Cleansing, Statistical Software, R Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      INSEAD

      Introduction to Blockchain Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Financial Inclusion, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Payment Systems, Digital Assets, Stakeholder Analysis, Cryptographic Protocols, Distributed Computing, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Information Privacy, Governance, Network Security, Data Integrity, Financial Services, Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universiteit Leiden

      Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Systems, Health Promotion, Value-Based Care, Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Epidemiology, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Risk Analysis

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EC-Council

      Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Threat Modeling, Mobile Security, Cloud Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Vulnerability Assessments, Cryptography, Security Controls, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Authorization (Computing), Security Awareness, Cloud Computing, Encryption, Malware Protection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Cyber Attacks, Data Integrity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      744 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Stanford University

      Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medical Science and Research, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Health Informatics, Deep Learning, Health Policy, Data Processing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      585 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Go Beyond the Numbers: Translate Data into Insights

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, Data Ethics, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Processing, Data Validation, Technical Communication, Data Transformation, Python Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      850 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Inferential Statistics: Duke University
    • Marketing con Redes Sociales: Tecnológico de Monterrey
    • Write A Feature Length Screenplay For Film Or Television: Michigan State University
    • DeepLearning.AI Data Analytics: DeepLearning.AI
    • Influencing People: University of Michigan
    • Effective Business Presentations with Powerpoint: PwC
    • Survey Data Collection and Analytics: University of Michigan
    • Introduction to Blockchain Technologies: INSEAD
    • Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management: Universiteit Leiden
    • Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals: EC-Council

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