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Understand information theory for data communication and processing. Learn about entropy, coding, and data compression.

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    القيادة

    Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Management, Business Leadership, Decision Making, Waterfall Methodology, Leadership, Self-Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Development, Initiative and Leadership, Communication, Management Training And Development, Project Design, Strategic Decision-Making, Project Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Intro to Federated Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Secure Coding, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Illinois Tech

    Introduction to Open Source Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Computer Programming, System Programming, Pseudocode, Program Development, Scripting Languages, Software Design, Data Structures, UI Components, File Management

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Data Manipulation and Management using MYSQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Database Management Systems, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Data Management, SQL, Databases, Query Languages, Data Integration, Data Science

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    المؤشرات الاقتصادية | Economic Indicators

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Performance Analysis, Economics, Business Economics, International Finance, Market Data, Business Valuation, Financial Acumen, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Equities, Supply And Demand, Payment Systems, Market Dynamics

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Product Owner Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Product Development, Sprint Planning, Backlogs, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Product Roadmaps, User Story, Portfolio Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Interviewing Skills, Stakeholder Engagement, Prioritization, Goal Setting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Diabetes Disease Detection with XG-Boost and Neural Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Feature Engineering, Python Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Data Visualization with Python & R for Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization Software, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Graphing, Big Data, Data Transformation, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Structures, NumPy, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Wrangling with Python Project

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Collection, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Dimensionality Reduction

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Forecasting, Financial Data, Generative AI, Market Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Market Analysis, Data Quality

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Neuroscience of Leading Transformational Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Organizational Leadership, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Change, Creativity, Human Capital, Leadership, Drive Engagement, Team Performance Management, Change Management, Business, Business Strategy, Decision Making, Business Marketing, Neurology

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    NodeJS Unleashed: Mastering Backend Development

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Scalability, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications, Web Development, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Javascript, Restful API, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, Operating Systems, Email Automation, Microsoft Visual Studio, Debugging

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    53 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information theory courses

  • القيادة : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Intro to Federated Learning: DeepLearning.AI
  • Introduction to Open Source Application Development: Illinois Tech
  • Data Manipulation and Management using MYSQL Workbench: Coursera Project Network
  • المؤشرات الاقتصادية | Economic Indicators: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Product Owner Capstone: IBM
  • Diabetes Disease Detection with XG-Boost and Neural Networks: Coursera Project Network
  • Data Visualization with Python & R for Engineers: Northeastern University
  • Data Wrangling with Python Project: University of Colorado Boulder
  • GenAI for Financial Forecasting and Planning: Coursera Instructor Network

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