About this Specialization
Every government entity collects and stores millions of data points to perform administrative and legislative duties, allocate resources, and make decisions. Professionals in the public sector need the necessary skills to accurately interpret and inform administrators and policymakers about the meaning behind these data. This Specialization will equip you with fundamental technical skills using the R programming language to gather, manipulate, analyze, visualize, and interpret data to inform public policy and public administrative functions. Throughout four courses, you will gain new skills using the popular tidyverse packages, such as dplyr for data manipulation and ggplot for visualization. You will identify and address common political and ethical challenges in data analysis, and better understand public administration and public policy concepts using hands-on activities with real-world data sets. This course series is ideal for current or early-career professionals in the public sector looking to gain skills in analyzing public data effectively. There are no prerequisites, though programming experience, ideally with the R language, and basic applied statistics knowledge are recommended. The Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate offers such foundational skills. You will earn a dual badge when you complete the Google Career Certificate and this Specialization. All coursework is completed in RStudio in Coursera without the need to install additional software
| From | University of Michigan via Coursera |
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| Hours | 84 |
| Instructors | Christopher Brooks, Paula Lantz |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Data Science |
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Fundamentals of Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R Gain a foundational understanding of key terms and concepts in public administration and public policy while learning foundational programming techniques using the R programming... Coursera | University of Michigan |
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Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot Learn about the core pillars of the public sector and the core functions of public administration through statistical Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). Learn analytical and... Coursera | University of Michigan |
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Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis (You were viewing this course) Develop data analysis skills that support public sector decision-makers by performing policy analysis through all phases of the policymaking process. You will learn how to apply... Coursera | University of Michigan |
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Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector Deepen your understanding of the power and politics of data in the public sector, including how values — in addition to data and evidence — are always part of public sector... Coursera | University of Michigan |
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| From | University of Michigan via Coursera |
|---|---|
| Hours | 84 |
| Instructors | Christopher Brooks, Paula Lantz |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Data Science |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Benefits Counselor, Public Sector $58k
Public Sector Energy Advisor $64k
Analyst, Public Sector Marketing $78k
Public Sector Account Specialist $81k
Project Manager, Public Sector $84k
NYS Public Sector AM $97k
Senior Public Sector & Education $104k
Public Sector Sales $116k
Senior Public Sector Partner $121k
Administrator, US Public Sector 2 $156k
Senior Public Sector Consultant $177k
Administrator, US Public Sector Lead $189k
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