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    Understand basic accounting principles for managing finances. Learn to prepare financial statements, manage accounts, and ensure compliance.

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      IBM

      Data Analysis with R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Box Plots, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Supervised Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      336 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yale University

      Tropical Forest Landscapes 101: Conservation & Restoration

      Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Environmental Science, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management, Biology, Water Resources, Social Studies, Finance, Community Development

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      163 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      National Taiwan University

      Operations Research (2): Optimization Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, Process Optimization, Engineering Calculations, Program Implementation, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, Operational Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Decision Making, Calculus

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      150 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Austral

      Introducción al análisis de Costos para la Dirección de Empresas

      Skills you'll gain: Operating Cost, Cost Accounting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Management, Management Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Analysis, Product Strategy, Decision Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      495 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited

      Payroll & HR Management

      Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Systems, Payroll Administration, Payroll Processing, Payroll Reporting, Income Tax, Human Resources Software, Compensation Management, Tax Compliance, Tax Laws

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Renewable Power and Electricity Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Energy and Utilities, Basic Electrical Systems, Systems Of Measurement, Reliability, Market Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Systems Integration, Capacity Management, Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      273 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Logistic Regression in R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Biostatistics, Feature Engineering, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis Software, Public Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      365 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SoFi

      Introduction to Personal Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Budgeting, Tax, Financial Planning, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Income Tax, Credit Risk, Finance, Expense Management, Financial Management, Decision Making, Investments, Self-Awareness

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      202 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, User Accounts, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Services, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      263 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Rice University

      Anatomy & Physiology: Levels of Organization

      Skills you'll gain: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Medical Terminology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      88 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to Machine Learning: Supervised Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Matplotlib, Random Forest Algorithm, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Performance Tuning

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      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Indian School of Business

      Creating a Portfolio

      Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Performance Analysis, Financial Market, Text Mining, Technical Analysis, Market Analysis, Risk Management, Compliance Management, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, Benchmarking

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      319 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic accounting courses

    • Data Analysis with R: IBM
    • Tropical Forest Landscapes 101: Conservation & Restoration: Yale University
    • Operations Research (2): Optimization Algorithms: National Taiwan University
    • Introducción al análisis de Costos para la Dirección de Empresas: Universidad Austral
    • Payroll & HR Management : Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
    • Renewable Power and Electricity Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Logistic Regression in R for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Introduction to Personal Finance: SoFi
    • A Tour of Google Cloud Hands-on Labs: Google Cloud
    • Anatomy & Physiology: Levels of Organization: Rice University

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