Welcome to Applied Data Analytics

The Applied Data Analytics programs are targeted at government agency staff. Each program provides training in core data analytics techniques by working on specific projects using real-world micro-data. The projects are built around pre-written notebooks which provide project "recipes" that can be customized for specific use cases as well as applied to later projects in participants’ agencies.

The first four programs were partially sponsored by the US Census Bureau, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The thematic focus of each program was: Criminal Justice, Welfare programs, High Need Populations, and Economic Development. Over 500 government agency staff and researchers participated in these four training programs.

The course draws on a textbook developed by the experts, Big Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide to Methods and Tools; the 2nd edition is freely available.