Practical data science for real-world policy analysis
Since 2018, an equivalent of five billion Libraries of Congress worth of data has been created, making it one of the world’s most valuable resources. Policy Analysis Lab works to leverage this resource by providing insights, training and consulting services that enable the strategic application of data science tools for real-world public policy analysis.
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An Introduction to R for Policy Analysis
An Introduction to R for Policy Analysis is designed to introduce experienced public policy professionals and researchers to the R programming language. Delivered over five weeks, the course introduces learners to using R for applied policy analysis.
Unlike most data analysis courses, this course prioritizes application over theory. Requiring that learners directly use R to solve analysis problems designed to mirror those faced in real world policy analysis.
Assessments are administered throughout the course and include a series of short quizzes, ‘find the error’ exercises (to get learners comfortable with reading and troubleshooting code), and hypothetical policy scenarios (that mimic the types of problems we often face in real-world policy analysis).
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