Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

Data  Science  Panel  

Rayid  Ghani  Center  for  Data  Science  &  Public  Policy  

Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

Perspec:ves  

M.S.  in  Computa.onal  Analysis    and  Public  Policy  

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Indu

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Govts  &  

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Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

Data  Science  Unicorn  Bingo  

Programming   Databases   Computer  Science   Math  

Sta:s:cs   Machine  Learning   Social  Sciences   Experimental  

Design  

Communica:ons   Collabora:on  Problem  

Formula:on  &  Scoping  

Project  Management  

Ethics   Security   Privacy   Legal  Issues  

Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

Skill  Gaps  

Typical  ML  Class  

• Algorithms  • Implementa:on  • “Standard”  Evalua:on  

Solving  a    data  science  problem  in  the  real  world  

Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

•  Can  I  detect  who’s  going  to  get  lead  poisoning  early?  

•  Can  I  determine  which  home  inspec:ons  to  priori:ze?  

•  Which  policies  do  I  modify  to  improve  maternal  mortality?  

•  How  much  impact  is  my  aSer-­‐school  program  having?  

•  Can  I  get  data  that  helps  me  match  employers  with  employees?    

Problem  Templates  in  Public  Policy  

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Rayid Ghani University of Chicago @rayidghani

Rayid  Ghani  Center  for  Data  Science  &  Public  Policy  

University  of  Chicago  rayid@uchicago.edu  

 Data  Science  for  Social  Good  Summer  Fellowship  

hWp://dssg.uchicago.edu      

Center  for  Data  Science  &  Public  Policy  hWp://dsapp.org  

       

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