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Big Data courses can help you learn data analysis, data visualization, statistical modeling, and data mining techniques. You can build skills in interpreting large datasets, designing data-driven strategies, and utilizing machine learning algorithms. Many courses introduce tools like Hadoop, Spark, and Tableau, that support processing vast amounts of information and presenting insights effectively. Additionally, you may explore topics such as data warehousing, predictive analytics, and the ethical implications of data usage.


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Popular Big Data Courses and Certifications


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    University of Glasgow

    Data-Driven Leadership Skills Course 2: Agile Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Agile Methodology, Strategic Leadership, Business Transformation, Data Analysis, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Leadership, Big Data, Leadership and Management, Team Leadership, Decision Making, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Organizational Structure

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data to Advance Population Health: Global Perspectives

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Data Presentation, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Data Literacy, Epidemiology, Data Quality, Public Health, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Preprocessing Unstructured Data for LLMs and RAG Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Databases, LangChain, Embeddings, Real Time Data, Vision Transformer (ViT), Data Quality

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Event Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), System Monitoring, Amazon S3, Incident Response

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Interactive Data Visualization, Amazon S3, Data Transformation, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Simplest Guide™ to Clinical Data Analysis with SAS

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, Case Report Forms, SAS (Software), Statistical Reporting, Pharmaceuticals, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Informed Consent, Data Manipulation, Descriptive Statistics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Leeds

    Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Presentation, Statistical Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Statistical Visualization, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Network Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Linear Algebra, File I/O, Web Scraping, Data Preprocessing

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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    Google Cloud

    Creating a Streaming Data Pipeline With Apache Kafka

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Public Cloud, Cloud API, Network Analysis

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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Sales Analysis with Claude: Data Driven Sales Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Anthropic Claude, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis, Sales, Business Analytics, Sales Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, AI Enablement

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science Decisions in Time:Sequential Hypothesis Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Image Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Data Science, Applied Machine Learning, Data Structures, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Computer Vision, Algorithms, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Medical Imaging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals

    Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Data Sharing, Grant Applications, Data Storage, Data Management, Health Policy, Technical Writing, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Storing, Retrieving, and Processing JSON data with Python

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Data Access, Restful API, Python Programming, User Interface (UI)

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Data-Driven Leadership Skills Course 2: Agile Leadership: University of Glasgow
  • Data to Advance Population Health: Global Perspectives: Johns Hopkins University
  • Preprocessing Unstructured Data for LLMs and RAG Systems: Packt
  • Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS: Packt
  • Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS: LearnKartS
  • The Simplest Guide™ to Clinical Data Analysis with SAS: Packt
  • Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics): University of Leeds
  • Creating a Streaming Data Pipeline With Apache Kafka: Google Cloud
  • Sales Analysis with Claude: Data Driven Sales Analytics: Coursera
  • Data Science Decisions in Time:Sequential Hypothesis Testing: Johns Hopkins University

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