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      Indian School of Business

      Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Peer Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Trading, Balance Sheet, Portfolio Management, Data Collection, Market Liquidity, Market Data, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Performance Analysis, Financial Market, Market Dynamics, Project Design, Market Analysis, Business Planning, Securities Trading, Performance Measurement, Technical Analysis

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      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Data Storage, Cyber Risk, Data Processing, Data Access, Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Meta Marketing Science Certification Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Marketing Effectiveness, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Data Collection, Data Modeling, Statistics, Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Marketing, Analytics, Google Analytics, Data Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      2.7K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Applied Data Science with R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Shiny (R Package), Data Wrangling, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Database Design, Data Presentation, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Leaflet (Software), Data Transformation, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Everyday Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Microsoft Excel, Regression Analysis, Data Validation, Data Visualization, Depreciation, Data Management, Excel Macros, Excel Formulas, Statistical Modeling, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Predictive Modeling, Financial Modeling, Analysis, Microsoft Word, Business Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Complex Problem Solving, Financial Forecasting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.9K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Google Marketing Digital e E-Commerce

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Paid media, Target Audience, Data Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Budgets, Order Fulfillment, Media Planning, Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Management, Online Advertising, Customer experience strategy (CX), Campaign Management

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      4.5K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Maven Analytics

      ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Deep Learning, Excel Formulas, Analytics, Google Sheets, Machine Learning Methods, Large Language Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, SQL, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Programming with JavaScript

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Javascript, Unit Testing, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, Node.JS, JSON, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Program Development, Functional Design

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      4.7K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Java, Algorithms, Statistical Analysis, Software Design, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Analysis, Software Testing

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate II

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Excel Macros, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Predictive Modeling, Financial Modeling, Workflow Management, Data Integrity, Business Modeling, Automation, Process Optimization

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

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Scientific Methods, Medical Science and Research, Biostatistics, Data Collection, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Regulatory Compliance, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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

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      Google

      Google Prompting Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Sampling (Statistics), Presentations, Graphing, Generative AI Agents, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, Generative AI, Brainstorming, Timelines, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Taking Meeting Minutes, Concision, Oral Expression, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      245 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets: Indian School of Business
    • Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Meta Marketing Science Certification Prep: Meta
    • Applied Data Science with R: IBM
    • Everyday Excel: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Google Marketing Digital e E-Commerce: Google
    • ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics: Maven Analytics
    • Programming with JavaScript: Meta
    • Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software: Duke University
    • Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate II: Macquarie University

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    Reinforcement Learning (13)
    Algebra (10)
    Bayesian (10)
    Linear Algebra (10)
    Linear Regression (9)
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    Frequently Asked Questions about Data Mining

    Data mining is the process of discovering meaningful patterns in large datasets to help guide an organization’s decision-making. With the use of techniques like regression, classification, and cluster analysis, data mining can sort through vast amounts of raw data to analyze customer preferences, detect fraudulent transactions, or perform social network analyses. Data mining is important because it delivers the descriptive and predictive analytics needed by an organization to increase productivity and sales, reduce costs, and prepare for the future.

    Like other areas of data science, data mining typically relies on the Python programming language for tasks like data cleansing, data organization, and machine learning (ML) applications. In social data mining, data clustering algorithms are used to inform recommender systems that can guide customers in entertainment and e-commerce choices. When delving into unstructured datasets, data mining can employ information retrieval (IR) and natural language processing (NLP) for text mining applications that can uncover customers’ emerging concerns or unmet needs.‎

    Depending on the size of an organization, data mining specialists, data analysts, or data engineers may be responsible for data mining. Regardless of job title, data mining requires an understanding of all types of data, databases, and distributed file systems as well as statistical requirements for descriptive and predictive analysis. And, although most data mining is performed with either Python or R programming skills, knowledge of SQL and business intelligence software can also be very important.

    Data mining is also a core skill for data scientists, who have the programming skills, understanding of statistics, and ability to wrangle and visualize data that is essential in this field. They also have the in-depth knowledge of ML algorithms to aid their exploratory analysis, whether they are solving public policy questions, helping to detect disease outbreaks, or identifying money laundering operations. According to Glassdoor, the national average salary for a data scientist in the United States is $113,309 per year.‎

    Yes! Coursera has a wide range of online courses and Specializations on data mining and related topics including machine learning, natural language processing, and applied data science with Python. You can take courses from top-ranked institutions like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Washington, as well as industry-leading organizations like IBM, so you don’t have to sacrifice the quality of your education for the opportunity to learn online.

    Coursera also offers the opportunity to earn a Data Science Professional Certificate from IBM. And, with Coursera Guided Projects, you have the opportunity to add skills to your resume through hands-on tutorials presented by expert instructors in cutting-edge topics like Covid-19 data analysis using Python and sentiment analysis with deep learning.‎

    The skills or experience you need to already have before starting to learn data mining might include a strong background in computer literacy and cloud technology skills, especially in programming software, data analysis, and business intelligence. Learning about data mining also involves using statistical methods and predictive models to create business solutions, so having experience and background in using statistical software would be helpful. Learning data mining does not require a college degree, but it would be beneficial to have an appropriate undergraduate degree in data science, computer science, information systems, business administration, or even statistics for working in the demanding field.‎

    The kind of people who are best suited for work that involves data mining are disciplined programmers who are problem solvers, inquisitive explorers, and analytical self-starters. Working in data mining involves the practice of analyzing data to find and identify unforeseen patterns and possible system relationships that may be used to better understand future consumer behaviors. With this information, data miners can help transform this raw information into business insights for their senior leadership to make more and better-informed decisions.‎

    To know if learning data mining might be right for you, you should be passionate about data analysis and have a focus on numbers, data, and how to create an understanding of various subsets of data. Data mining insiders may make data mining out to be extremely complex, but you may be able to learn the basic skills from online courses, online videos, websites, and web discussion forums. If you're interested in data sciences and how they may propel certain business decisions, then it may be a smart move to learn about data mining, as it’s part of the big data revolution occurring in our technological society and should hold promise for a future career.‎

    Online Data Mining courses offer a convenient and flexible way to enhance your knowledge or learn new Data Mining skills. Choose from a wide range of Data Mining courses offered by top universities and industry leaders tailored to various skill levels.‎

    When looking to enhance your workforce's skills in Data Mining, it's crucial to select a course that aligns with their current abilities and learning objectives. Our Skills Dashboard is an invaluable tool for identifying skill gaps and choosing the most appropriate course for effective upskilling. For a comprehensive understanding of how our courses can benefit your employees, explore the enterprise solutions we offer. Discover more about our tailored programs at Coursera for Business here.‎

    This FAQ content has been made available for informational purposes only. Learners are advised to conduct additional research to ensure that courses and other credentials pursued meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.

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