This course is part of the Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

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Advanced Statistics for Data Science SpecializationJohns Hopkins University

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Learn fundamental concepts in data analysis and statistical inference, focusing on one and two independent samples.

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Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

Approx. 11 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Statistics
Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Biostatistics

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Brian Caffo, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Hypothesis Testing

3 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 121 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

12 videos

Hypothesis Testing1mMore Hypothesis Testing12mGeneral Rules of Hypothesis Testing13mTwo-sided Tests9mConfidence Intervals & P Values13mPower2mCalculating Power8mT Tests & Monte Carlo14mTwo Sample Tests - Matched Data I6mTwo Sample Tests - Matched Data II8mTwo Sample Tests - Regression to the Mean12mTwo Sample Tests - Two Independent Groups17m

1 reading

Syllabus10m

2 practice exercises

Module 1 Homework (Not counted toward final grade)30mModule 1 Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Two Binomials

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 75 min)

8 videos

Two Sample Binomial Tests - Score Statistic14mTwo Sample Binomial Tests - Exact Tests9mTwo Sample Binomial Tests - Comparing 2 Binomial Proportions17mRelative Risks & Odds Ratios - Relative Measures4mRelative Risks & Odds Ratios - The Relative Risk8mRelative Risks & Odds Ratios - The Odds Ratio7mDelta Method4mDelta Method & Derivation9m

2 practice exercises

Module 2 Homework30mModule 2 Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Discrete Data Settings

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 98 min)

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Techniques

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 153 min)

16 videos

Simpson's Paradox7mSimpson's Paradox, more examples9mWeighting8mCMH test15mCase Control Sampling13mExact inference for The Odds Ratio8mMatched 2x2 Tables3mDependence and Marginal Homogeneity8mEstimation of the Marginal Difference in Proportions4mOdds and Ends for Matched 2x2 Tables14mthe sign test7mthe sign rank test10mthe rank sum test12mPoisson distribution9mPoisson likelihood9mPoisson P-value calculation7m

2 practice exercises

Module 4 Homework30mModule 4 Quiz30m

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by VVSep 7, 2018

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About the Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

Fundamental concepts in probability, statistics and linear models are primary building blocks for data science work. Learners aspiring to become biostatisticians and data scientists will benefit from the foundational knowledge being offered in this specialization. It will enable the learner to understand the behind-the-scenes mechanism of key modeling tools in data science, like least squares and linear regression.

This specialization starts with Mathematical Statistics bootcamps, specifically concepts and methods used in biostatistics applications. These range from probability, distribution, and likelihood concepts to hypothesis testing and case-control sampling. This specialization also linear models for data science, starting from understanding least squares from a linear algebraic and mathematical perspective, to statistical linear models, including multivariate regression using the R programming language. These courses will give learners a firm foundation in the linear algebraic treatment of regression modeling, which will greatly augment applied data scientists' general understanding of regression models. This specialization requires a fair amount of mathematical sophistication. Basic calculus and linear algebra are required to engage in the content.

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