Course # 30545 Section Number 6 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 3:30pm-4:50pm 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: Eltjana Plaku, MPP Class of 2026 Thu., October 17, 2024 'Dobbs Dads': The Sleeper Coalition That Could Turn out for Kamala Harris Wed., October 16, 2024 Illinois officials battle misinformation to protect integrity of November election Tue., October 15, 2024 Upcoming Events More events 2024 Pearson Global Forum | Negotiation and Agreement Fri., October 18, 2024 | 8:00 AM 1201 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Coffee Chat in Boston, MA Fri., October 18, 2024 | 8:30 AM The Well Coffee House 212 Washington St Boston, MA 02108 United States Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., October 18, 2024 | 12:00 PM