University of Colorado System
Introduction to Clinical Data Science
University of Colorado System

Introduction to Clinical Data Science

This course is part of Clinical Data Science Specialization

Taught in English

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Laura K. Wiley, PhD

Instructor: Laura K. Wiley, PhD

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8 hours (approximately)
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What you'll learn

  • Describe how each type of clinical data are generated, specifically outlining who creates the data, when and why the data are generated.

  • Write SQL code to combine two or more tables using database joins.

  • Write R code to manipulate and tidy data including: selecting columns, filtering rows, and joining data sets.

  • Write markdown formatted text and combine with R code in RMarkdown documents.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Learn what clinical data science is all about and get access to the free technology environment hosted by Google Cloud!

What's included

4 videos6 readings2 quizzes

Clinical data are complex. Walk through the four-W's of clinical data to understand where they come from and what they look like.

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7 videos2 quizzes

Develop basic skills in SQL (Structured Query Language) and query the real clinical data set used in the Clinical Data Science Specialization.

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5 videos6 readings2 quizzes

Learn how to use the tidyverse to implement your Clinical Data Science Workflow in R.

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2 videos3 readings2 quizzes

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Laura K. Wiley, PhD
University of Colorado System
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