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    Understand information theory for data communication and processing. Learn about entropy, coding, and data compression.

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      University of Glasgow

      Knowledge-First Social Epistemology

      Skills you'll gain: Media and Communications, Peer Review, Research, Cultural Responsiveness, Social Sciences, Investigation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Probability & Statistics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Psychological Association

      Measures of Central Tendency

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Literacy, Statistical Visualization, Data Analysis, Graphing, Arithmetic

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Build a Product Landing Page with Stripe Integration

      Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Email Automation, Payment Systems, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Clemson University

      Applied Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Matplotlib, Regression Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Finalizing, Rendering & Advanced Lighting

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Color Theory

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      UBITS

      Negociación y gestión de métricas

      Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Overcoming Objections, Customer Relationship Management, Rapport Building, Stakeholder Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Building, Influencing, Stakeholder Engagement, Sales Pipelines, Persuasive Communication, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Dashboard

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Generative AI Agents, User Feedback, Document Management, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      TensorFlow Prediction: Identify Penguin Species

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Manipulation, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Random Forest Algorithm, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Scripting with Alteryx: Python and R for Advanced Workflows

      Skills you'll gain: Alteryx, Predictive Modeling, Scripting, R Programming, Predictive Analytics, HR Tech, Data Science, Advanced Analytics, Scripting Languages, R (Software), Trend Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Employee Retention, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Risk Modeling, Machine Learning

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Zoho Corporation

      Key Skillsets for a Sales Representative

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Process, Sales, Closing (Sales), Sales Management, Sales Presentations, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Communication, Active Listening, Business Software, Business Writing, Overcoming Objections, Relationship Building, Collaboration, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Value Propositions, Critical Thinking

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      RNN Architecture and Sentiment Classification

      Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Text Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Network Architecture, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Machine Learning, Data Processing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Databases and Migration

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Database Management, Operational Databases, Transaction Processing, Data Migration, NoSQL, Redis, Relational Databases, Data Warehousing, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information theory courses

    • Knowledge-First Social Epistemology: University of Glasgow
    • Measures of Central Tendency: American Psychological Association
    • Build a Product Landing Page with Stripe Integration: Packt
    • Applied Data Science: Clemson University
    • Finalizing, Rendering & Advanced Lighting: Packt
    • Negociación y gestión de métricas: UBITS
    • GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys: Coursera Instructor Network
    • TensorFlow Prediction: Identify Penguin Species: Coursera Project Network
    • Scripting with Alteryx: Python and R for Advanced Workflows: Coursera Project Network
    • Key Skillsets for a Sales Representative: Zoho Corporation

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