Great refresher of methods for policy analysis with very educational and practical cases. Would be interesting to have some more in-depth videos on the statistics.
Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis
Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis
This course is part of Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R Specialization
Instructors: Christopher Brooks
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55 reviews
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Apply data analysis techniques to the core public sector principles of efficiency, effectiveness, and equity
Develop analytical skills commonly used to analyze and assess policies and programs
Answer questions policymakers ask such as “What should we do?” and “Did it work?”
Skills you'll gain
- Policy Development
- Research Design
- Forecasting
- Data Analysis
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
- Analytics
- Statistical Analysis
- Policy Analysis, Research, and Development
- Analytical Skills
- Statistical Inference
- Statistical Programming
- Program Evaluation
- Policy Analysis
- Data Analysis Software
- Statistical Methods
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
- Public Policies
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Taught in English
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