
Overview
Python is now becoming the number 1 programming language for data science. Due to python’s simplicity and high readability, it is gaining its importance in the financial industry.
By the end of the Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis offered by Coursera in partnership with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, you can achieve the following using python:
- Import, pre-process, save and visualize financial data into pandas Dataframe
- Manipulate the existing financial data by generating new variables using multiple columns
- Recall and apply the important statistical concepts (random variable, frequency, distribution, population and sample, confidence interval, linear regression, etc. ) into financial contexts
- Build a trading model using multiple linear regression model
- Evaluate the performance of the trading model using different investment indicators
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Courses include:
- Visualizing and Munging Stock Data
- Random variables and distribution
- Sampling and Inference
- Linear Regression Models for Financial Analysis
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
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Finance Statistics Software Engineering View 181 other Short Courses in Finance in United StatesExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
Intermediate Level
- You will get the most out of the course if you have basic knowledge in probability.
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Funding
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