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Big Data Courses

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.


Popular Big Data Courses and Certifications


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    Stanford University

    Introduction to Clinical Data

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Health Informatics, Unstructured Data, Health Care, Data Mining, Electronic Medical Record, Data Transformation, Data Collection, Text Mining, Data Processing, Medical Imaging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    480 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Databases, Big Data, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Visualizing Billing Data with Google Data Studio

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export, Big Data, Analytics, Cloud Computing

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Designing data-intensive applications

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Data Visualization with R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Shiny (R Package), R Programming, Leaflet (Software), Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Data Science, Spatial Data Analysis, Histogram, UI Components, User Interface (UI)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    266 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Visualization for Data Journalism

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Infographics, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Plotly, Matplotlib, Journalism, Graphing, Data Literacy, Color Theory, Data Manipulation, Design Elements And Principles, Data Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    68 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tableau Learning Partner

    Data Analysis with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Data Processing, Box Plots, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization Software, Trend Analysis, Analytics, Histogram, Business Analytics, Statistical Methods, Data Manipulation, Regression Analysis

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Google Data Analytics (PT)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Rmarkdown, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, R (Software), Ggplot2, Analytical Skills, Stakeholder Communications, Presentations, Data Quality, Data Collection, Data Processing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    4.1K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Washington

    Social Media Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Case Studies, Application Programming Interface (API), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Collection, Python Programming

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    298 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    BigQuery Soccer Data Ingestion

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Cloud Storage, Query Languages, Data Import/Export, Data Migration, Analytics, Data Science, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science: Foundations using R

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, R (Software), Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization Software, Knitr, Data Sharing, GitHub, Machine Learning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    48K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Fundamentals of Data Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Storytelling, User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, User Research, Design Elements And Principles

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to Clinical Data: Stanford University
  • BigQuery Soccer Data Analysis : Google Cloud
  • Visualizing Billing Data with Google Data Studio: Google Cloud
  • Designing data-intensive applications: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Data Visualization with R: IBM
  • Visualization for Data Journalism: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Data Analysis with Tableau: Tableau Learning Partner
  • Google Data Analytics (PT): Google
  • Social Media Data Analytics: University of Washington
  • BigQuery Soccer Data Ingestion: Google Cloud

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