Introduction To Data Science For Social And Policy Research
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Introduction to Data Science for Social and Policy Research
Author: Jose Manuel Magallanes Reyes
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2017-09-21
Real-world data sets are messy and complicated. Written for students in social science and public management, this authoritative but approachable guide describes all the tools needed to collect data and prepare it for analysis. Offering detailed, step-by-step instructions, it covers collection of many different types of data including web files, APIs, and maps; data cleaning; data formatting; the integration of different sources into a comprehensive data set; and storage using third-party tools to facilitate access and shareability, from Google Docs to GitHub. Assuming no prior knowledge of R and Python, the author introduces programming concepts gradually, using real data sets that provide the reader with practical, functional experience.
Introduction to Data Science for Social and Policy Research
Author: Jose Manuel Magallanes Reyes
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2017-09-21
This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step approach to data collection, cleaning, formatting, and storage, using Python and R.
Public Policy Analytics
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.