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Biostatistics Courses

Biostatistics courses can help you learn statistical methods for analyzing health data, experimental design, and epidemiological principles. You can build skills in interpreting data sets, conducting hypothesis testing, and applying regression techniques to real-world health scenarios. Many courses introduce tools like R and SAS, that support performing complex analyses and visualizing data trends in public health research.


Popular Biostatistics Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Applied Mathematics, Probability Distribution, Probability, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.1 (91) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • D

    Duke University

    Introduction to Probability and Data with R

    Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Descriptive Statistics

    ★ 4.7 (5.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests)

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Box Plots, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Data Cleansing, Statistical Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Data Manipulation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Python Programming

    ★ 4.3 (35) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to Bayesian Statistics for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Methods, Data Ethics, Data Science, Probability, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Linear Regression Modeling for Health Data

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Predictive Modeling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Bayesian Statistics: Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Technical Communication, Data Presentation, Statistical Reporting, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, R (Software), Markov Model, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Simulations, Model Evaluation, Probability Distribution

    ★ 4.5 (10) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Precision Medicine, Structural Analysis

    ★ 3.7 (29) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Bayesian Computational Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Numerical Analysis, Markov Model, Logistic Regression, Probability, Simulations, Model Evaluation, Probability Distribution

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Generalized Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Science, Data Ethics, Statistical Software, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Model Evaluation, Probability Distribution, Linear Algebra, Calculus

    ★ 4.2 (23) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing in Data Science Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Data Ethics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Sampling (Statistics), Probability Distribution

    ★ 4.6 (51) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Inferential Statistical Analysis with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Jupyter, Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Python Programming

    ★ 4.6 (936) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    Tufts University

    Hypothesis Testing with Python and Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Microsoft Excel, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Sampling (Statistics), Analytical Skills, Spreadsheet Software, Statistics, Business Analytics, Python Programming

    ★ 4.2 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular biostatistics courses

  • Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Probability and Data with R: Duke University
  • Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests): Coursera
  • Introduction to Bayesian Statistics for Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Linear Regression Modeling for Health Data: University of Michigan
  • Bayesian Statistics: Capstone Project: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology: University of California San Diego
  • Bayesian Computational Statistics: Illinois Tech
  • Generalized Linear Models and Nonparametric Regression: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing in Data Science Applications: University of Colorado Boulder

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