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 1/6/25 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 9:00am-10:20am Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) 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 Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm 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 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds Wed., June 25, 2025 Rohen Shah, PhD’25, Receives Horowitz Foundation Award for Education Research Tue., June 24, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Alumni and Admitted Students Summer Send-off Brunch in Seoul Sat., June 28, 2025 | 11:30 AM AL NUOVO 83, Wausan-Ro 29GA-Gil Mapo-gu Seoul 04054 South Korea Harris Public Policy Coffee Chat in Seoul Sun., June 29, 2025 | 10:00 AM Starbucks Euljiro 4(sa)-ga Station 170 Eulji-ro Jung-gu Seoul 04548 South Korea Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., June 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States