Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Statistical Modeling for Data Science Applications from Google and the University of Colorado Boulder

Improve your statistics skills for data science. Learn the statistics required for success in data science.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Linear model
  • Regression
  • R language
  • Statistical model

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Data Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Statistics expert
  • Regression Analyst
  • ANOVA expert
  • Experimental designer
  • Linear model developer
  • Data Analyst
  • Additive modeling expert
  • Data Science Software Developer

Internship – a series of 3-unit courses

Statistical modeling is at the heart of data science. Well-designed statistical models allow data scientists to draw conclusions about the world from the limited information available in their data. In this three-unit series, learners will add a number of intermediate and advanced statistical modeling techniques to their data science toolbox. In particular, learners will focus on the future and application of:

  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • ANOVA and experimental design
  • General linear models and additive models

The emphasis will be on analyzing real data using the R programming language.

Program information

This internship can be taken for academic credit as part of the Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) program offered by CU Boulder on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary program that brings together faculty from various units at the university, such as:

  • Applied Mathematics
  • computer science
  • Information Sciences

With admissions based on performance and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics. More information about the MS-DS program can be found here .

Applied Learning Project

Learners will become proficient in the application and application of statistical models through automatically graded and peer-reviewed Jupyter Notebook assignments. In these assignments, learners will use real-world data and advanced modal statistics techniques to answer important scientific and business questions.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Modern regression analysis in R

Course 1 • 45 hours • 4.5 (28 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn:
  • Formulate some best practices for behavior and ethics in communications in the field of statistics and data science.
  • Explain the components of the MLR model, including the “systemic” and “random” components.
  • Describe and apply test-based procedures for model selection and select the “best” model based on a given procedure.
Skills you will acquire:
  • Category: Linear Model
  • Category: Regression
  • Category: R Programming
  • Category: Statistical Model

ANOVA and experimental design

Course 2 • 39 hours • 4.0 (17 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn:
  • Identify and interpret the two-way ANOVA model (and also ANCOVA) as a linear regression model.
  • Use two-way ANOVA and ANCOVA models to answer research questions using real data.
  • Define and apply the terms repetition, repeated measures, and full factorial design in the context of two-way ANOVA.
Skills you will acquire:
  • Category: Calculation
  • Category: Probability theory
  • Category: Linear Algebra

General Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression

Course 3 • 42 hours • 4.4 (18 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn:
  • Describe how to generalize the linear model framework to fit data that does not fit a standard linear regression model.
  • List the advantages and disadvantages of additive (general) models.
  • Describe how an additive model can be generalized to include non-normal response variables (i.e., define a general additive model).
Skills you will acquire:
  • Category: Calculation
  • Category: Probability theory
  • Category: Linear Algebra