Harvard: Data Science: Probability

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007-2008.

✅ 8 weeks; 1-2 hours per week

✅ Self paced: Beginner

✅ Free Limited Access Optional upgrade available.

What You Will Learn

Important concepts in probability theory including random variables and independence

How to perform a Monte Carlo simulation

The meaning of expected values and standard errors and how to compute them in R

The importance of the Central Limit Theorem