Course # 30546 Section Number 1 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 10:30am-11:50am Term Winter 2024 Specialization Data Analytics Course Instructor Chris Clapp Syllabus Syllabus 12/19/23 Must have taken PPHA 30537 Data and Programming for Public Policy I-Python and PPHA 30538 Data and Programming for Public Policy II-Python or obtain instructor consent to enroll. The objective of the Data Science sequence is to train students to be successful and autonomous applied economists and data scientists in government and industry. In the first two courses of the sequence, students learned programming, as well as how to handle, summarize, and visualize modern datasets. 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. Students may request to waive the prerequisites by providing the instructor with evidence of equivalent programming experience. Course Prerequisite In order to register for this course you must have taken PPHA 30537 and PPHA 30538 Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2024 Machine Learning - Python Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Winter 2024 Machine Learning - Python Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus Spring 2024 Machine Learning - Python Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 11:00am-12:20am Syllabus Spring 2024 Machine Learning - Python Chris Clapp Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Trina Reynolds-Tyler, MPP'20, Wins Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting Wed., May 08, 2024 Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero Connects Fallow Lengths to Land Ownership and Looks to the Future of International Development Tue., May 07, 2024 Student Profile: Evy Lanai, MPP Class of 2025 Tue., May 07, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Persuasive Writing Credential (PWC) Alumni Roundtable Mon., May 13, 2024 | 7:30 PM Ask Admissions: Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program Mon., May 13, 2024 | 8:30 PM Monetary Policy and International Finance (MPIF) Mini Class with Zefeng Chen Tue., May 14, 2024 | 7:00 AM