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Public Policy Analytics: Code and Context for Data Science in Government
May 6, 2021
5:00 pm
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Please join Penn IUR and the Department of City and Regional Planning for a book talk by Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Ken Steif, Associate Professor of Practice, Penn MUSA Program and Department of City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design, who will discuss his new book, Public Policy Analytics: Code and Context for Data Science in Government (Routledge 2021).
Routledge book description:
Public Policy Analytics: Code & Context for Data Science in Government teaches readers how to address complex public policy problems with data and analytics using reproducible methods in R. Each of the eight chapters provides a detailed case study, showing readers: how to develop exploratory indicators; understand ‘spatial process’ and develop spatial analytics; how to develop ‘useful’ predictive analytics; how to convey these outputs to non-technical decision-makers through the medium of data visualization; and why, ultimately, data science and ‘Planning’ are one and the same. A graduate-level introduction to data science, this book will appeal to researchers and data scientists at the intersection of data analytics and public policy, as well as readers who wish to understand how algorithms will affect the future of government.
Steif will be joined by a panel of experts featuring Robert Cheetham, President and CEO, Azavea; Stacey Mosley, Founder & CEO, Stepwise; Michael Schnuerle, Director of Open Source Operations, Open Mobility Foundation; and Tony Smith, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dennis Culhane, Professor and Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, School of Social Policy and Practice, will serve as moderator.
