Course # 30545 Section Number 5 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 2:00pm-3:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Data Analytics Course Instructor Jeff Levy Syllabus Syllabus The objective of this course is to train students to be insightful users of modern machine-learning methods. The class covers regularization methods for regression and classification, as well as large-scale approaches to inference and testing. In order to have greater flexibility when analyzing datasets, both frequentist and Bayesian methods are investigated. This class is required for the Data Analytic specialization but is open to all students who have taken the Harris core statistics classes (or the equivalent) and have some exposure to programming. Notes Students are required to register for both a lecture (PPHA 30545) and a language-specific discussion (PPHA 30547 in R or PPHA 30548 in Python). PPHA 30547/1L01 - Lab: Machine Learning in R will be offered Fridays from 1:30pm-2:50pm PPHA 30548/1L01 - Lab: Machine Learning in Python will be offered Fridays from 1:30pm-2:50pm PPHA 30548/1L02 - Lab: Machine Learning in Python will be offered Fridays from 3:00pm-4:20pm Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Chris Clapp Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-10:50am Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Chris Clapp Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am-12:20pm Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Jeff Levy Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm Syllabus Winter 2025 Machine Learning for Public Policy Jeff Levy Tuesday, Thursday 3:30pm-4:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Student Profile: AJ Horkan, BA/MPP Class of 2025 Fri., September 13, 2024 Debate lives up to the hype Wed., September 11, 2024 ‘There’s only bad options’: expert says city hiring freeze is the best of the worst Wed., September 11, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., September 18, 2024 | 8:00 AM Coffee Chat in Madison, WI Wed., September 18, 2024 | 1:00 PM Valencia Coffee 799 University Ave Madison, WI 53715 United States Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., September 20, 2024 | 12:00 PM