Spring 2025 International Affairs U6593 section 001

R for Public Policy

Call Number 10428
Day & Time
Location
W 6:10pm-8:00pm
404 International Affairs Building
Points 1.5
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Mike Q Zhu
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This 7-week mini-course leads the students into the R world, helps them master the basics, and establishes a platform for future self-study. The course offers students basic programming knowledge and effective data analysis skills in R in the context of public policy-making and policy evaluation. Students will learn how to install R and RStudio, understand and use R data objects, and become familiar with base R and several statistical and graphing packages. The course will also emphasize use cases for R in public policy domains, focusing on cleaning, exploring, and analyzing data.

Web Site Vergil
Department International and Public Affairs
Enrollment 49 students (45 max) as of 2:18PM Saturday, March 8, 2025
Subject International Affairs
Number U6593
Section 001
Division School of International and Public Affairs
Open To Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Business, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, SIPA, Journalism, Law, Public Health, Professional Studies, Social Work
Note SIPA Subterm B
Section key 20251INAF6593U001