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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This class presents the fundamental probability and statistical concepts used in elementary data analysis. It will be taught at an introductory level for students with junior or senior college-level mathematical training including a working knowledge of calculus. A small amount of linear algebra and programming are useful for the class, but not required.

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Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization

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Statistics
Confidence Interval
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

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Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Introduction, Probability, Expectations, and Random Vectors

You are about to undergo an intense and demanding immersion into the world of mathematical biostatistics. Over the next few weeks, you will learn about probability, expectations, conditional probabilities, distributions, confidence intervals, bootstrapping, binomial proportions, and much more. Module 1 covers experiments, probability, variables, mass functions, density functions, cumulative distribution functions, expectations, variations, and vectors.

4 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 179 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

13 videos

Welcome to the Course1m

Biostatistics and Experiments12m

Set Notation and Probability14m

Probability22m

Random Variables6m

PMFs and PDFs17m

CDFs, Survival Functions, and Quantiles11m

Expected Values12m

Rules About Expected Values10m

Variances and Chebyshev's Inequality18m

Random Vectors and Independence17m

Correlation10m

Variance Properties and Sample Variance22m

2 readings

Syllabus10m

Faculty10m

2 practice exercises

Module 1 Homework30m

Module 1 Quiz: Introduction, Probability, Expectations, and Random Vectors30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Conditional Probability, Bayes' Rule, Likelihood, Distributions, and Asymptotics

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 157 min)

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Confidence Intervals, Bootstrapping, and Plotting

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 121 min)

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Binomial Proportions and Logs

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 71 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MATHEMATICAL BIOSTATISTICS BOOT CAMP 1

by DHJun 4, 2017

I knew a lot about probability before starting this course, but I didn't know much of anything about frequentist statistics. This course helped me understand some tricky concepts.

by NBJan 17, 2016

I enjoyed the course. I wish there was perhaps a little more evaluation along the way (maybe occasional in-lecture questions), but otherwise very nice.

by FTJan 20, 2022

I like really course content but it would be better to add exlaination for quiz (especially when initial answer is wrong, now student can only see explainations when answer question right)

by JRMay 18, 2020

I think this a good course for practicing concepts, but the quizzes are not quite appropriate for a beginner's course.

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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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