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    University of Amsterdam

    Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Research, Research Reports, Data Analysis, Research Design, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Experimentation, Descriptive Statistics, Survey Creation

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    64 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Social Network Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Social Sciences, Graph Theory, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Simulations

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    240 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Qualitative Research Methods: Capturing Rich Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Design, Surveys, Focus Group, Research Methodologies, Research, Data Collection, Interviewing Skills, Case Studies, Analysis, Report Writing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Being a researcher (in Information Science and Technology)

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Scientific Methods, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Informed Consent, Innovation, Technical Writing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    199 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    American Psychological Association

    Data Exploration in Psychology

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Histogram, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Data Visualization Software, Data Literacy, Probability & Statistics, Quantitative Research, Variance Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Social Sciences

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    American Psychological Association

    Statistics in Psychological Research

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Graphing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Correlation Analysis, Psychology, Research Design, Scientific Methods

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Political Economy of Institutions and Development

    Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, Economic Development, Governance, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Economics, Global Marketing, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    383 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Science and Research, Research Design, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Sociology, Political Sciences, Experimentation, Anthropology, Economics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    50 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Fundamentos de Investigación Científica

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, General Science and Research, Science and Research, Research, Systems Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Social Sciences, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Social Norms, Social Change II

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Sociology, Community Development, Cultural Diversity, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    451 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

    人群与网络

    Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Social Sciences, Computational Thinking, Socioeconomics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Online Advertising, Sociology, Behavioral Economics, Market Analysis, Probability

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    114 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Washington

    Social Media Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Case Studies, Application Programming Interface (API), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Collection, Python Programming

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    298 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social science research courses

  • Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project: University of Amsterdam
  • Social Network Analysis: University of California, Davis
  • Qualitative Research Methods: Capturing Rich Insights: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Being a researcher (in Information Science and Technology): Politecnico di Milano
  • Data Exploration in Psychology: American Psychological Association
  • Statistics in Psychological Research: American Psychological Association
  • Political Economy of Institutions and Development: Universiteit Leiden
  • Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Fundamentos de Investigación Científica: Universidades Anáhuac
  • Social Norms, Social Change II: University of Pennsylvania

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