Sports Science Courses

Advanced Linear Models for Data Science 2: Statistical Linear Models

108 ratings at Coursera

Study least squares from a linear algebraic angle: expected values of multivariate vectors, the multivariate and singular normal distribution, distributional results, and PRESS residuals.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Advanced Linear Models for Data Science 1: Least Squares

192 ratings at Coursera

Study least squares from a linear algebraic perspective: matrix summary statistics, regression through the origin, general least squares with full rank design matrices, and basis expansions.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Emergent Phenomena in Science and Everyday Life

170 ratings at Coursera

Ordinary parts can collectively yield surprising behavior: explore emergence through complex fluids, chaotic dynamics, pattern formation in nature, quantum coherence, and the origins of consciousness.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (Fall 2008)

2 ratings

This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mathematics for Computer Science

2 ratings

This course covers elementary discrete mathematics for computer science and engineering. It emphasizes mathematical definitions and proofs as well as applicable methods.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 33 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Career Certificate

Journey into Data Science with Python

1596 ratings at CodeSignal

Use Python to turn Titanic, airline, and housing data into insights through cleaning, visualization, time series analysis, and machine learning.

• CodeSignal
• 28 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate
• 7 courses

Matthew Walker Teaches The Science Of Better Sleep

1 rating

Learn how to prevent sleep debt, navigate the effects of alcohol and caffeine, and improve your health.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Career Certificate

Sports Performance Analytics

287 ratings at Coursera

Build predictive models from MLB, NBA, NHL, Premier League, and IPL data, replicate Moneyball with statistical models, apply the Linear Probability Model, wearables data, and machine learning.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Foundations of Sports Analytics: Data, Representation, and Models in Sports

209 ratings at Coursera

Analyze team and player performance in Python: compute Pythagorean expectation, build heatmaps and plots, fit regression models, and test the hot hand with NBA shot logs.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Rocket Science 101

65 ratings at Coursera

Explore the global history of rocketry, how orbits work, how rocket engines function, and what space missions deliver, then weigh Hollywood's depictions against real rocket science.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

Understanding Data: Navigating Statistics, Science, and AI

60 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate statistics behind headlines, advertisements, and research, see how science turns data into knowledge, and question AI narratives and predictions — no math or programming required.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Wearable Technologies and Sports Analytics

47 ratings at Coursera

Explore how athletes' wearable sensors quantify training: internal versus external load, acute-to-chronic workload, and global metrics, using Python on sport team datasets.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Basics of Rocket Science

48 ratings at Coursera

Explore how rockets fly: apply Newton's laws and thrust, compare solid, liquid, electric and nuclear engines, and examine orbits, escape velocity and trips to Mars.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Translational Science

45 ratings at Coursera

Explore the four phases of translational science, from lab observation to community and policy impact, covering federal and industry regulation, rigorous research principles, careers, and health disparities.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Prediction Models with Sports Data

43 ratings at Coursera

Forecast professional game outcomes with logistic and ordered logit models in Python, using team spending data and testing accuracy against Premier League, NBA, NHL and MLB betting odds.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course