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September 16 & 17, 2013 | George Washington University – Marvin Center | Washington, DC
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Sequestration is taking its toll on several KEY data programs, BUT creating new opportunities for change. APDU is committed to becoming a more active voice for investing in the most critical public data. JOIN US on September 16-17 to help shape our future priorities.
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Keynote Presentation:
Big Data, Public Data, and the Democratization of Analytics
Speaker:
Dean Stoecker, Chairman & CEO, Alteryx, Inc.
At the intersection of Big Data and Public Data are exciting opportunities in analytics. High quality statistics blended with organic data can add value to decision-making. BUT, data users must learn new skill sets in data analytics and business intelligence. This presentation will examine new data dissemination approaches, innovative partnerships, and alternative tools required for the emerging wave of analytic consumerism.
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Census Bureau Develops Tool for Assessing Ability of Developing Countries to Conduct Censuses and Household Surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the availability of its Tool for Assessing Statistical Capacity (TASC). The TASC, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), measures the overall capacity of a country’s national statistical office to conduct population and housing censuses or surveys. As countries prepare to conduct a census or survey, the tool aids them in identifying areas where improvement is needed and can help them justify the need for additional training or funding for hardware and software. It also provides an objective, quantitative assessment of areas of strength and improvement over time.
The TASC takes roughly four days to administer, with scores calculated from answers provided by the staff of these offices. Specific areas measured by the TASC include mapping, questionnaire content and testing, sampling, field operations, data processing, data analysis and evaluation, and data dissemination. The Census Bureau’s International Programs Center for Technical Assistance is available to administer the TASC and provide technical support on a reimbursable basis that addresses the primary needs of the statistical office as identified by the scores. However, the TASC is available to any expert for assessing statistical capacity. The TASC toolkit can be downloaded here.
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Honoring Open Government and Civic Hacking Champions of Change
The White House honored 14 Open Government and Civic Hacking Champions of Change – extraordinary Americans working to improve their communities through technology, innovation, and civic participation. As entrepreneurs, innovators, organizers, and community leaders, these “Champions of Change” have made a tremendous positive impact by building high-tech tools to help health workers and disaster-response crews better serve communities; piloting innovative programs to involve traditionally disengaged communities in local governance; using new technologies to enhance government transparency and collaboration; and more. The honorees reflect the many kinds of new and diverse opportunities to engage in public service that the digital age has unleashed – as well as the important role of our citizens in making our democracy more transparent, participatory, effective, and efficient. Read more here.
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New QWI Data in LED Extraction Tool (Version 1.2)
The Census Bureau released an update to the LED Extraction Tool (version 1.2) that makes the R2013Q2 vintage of the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWIs) available for extraction. In addition to a new quarter of data (Q3 of 2012), this release features a new set of 32 indicators that include additions and modifications to worker separations, hires, and turnover. More information on these new indicators can be found here. Additionally, this update includes minor functionality and interface improvements, most notably additional flexibility in terms of including state-level summaries in sub-state queries. See more here.
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When Off-Campus College Students are Excluded, Poverty Rates Fall in Many College Towns
What happens to the poverty rate of a community when you exclude college students who live off-campus? A new working paper, Examining the Effect of Off-Campus College Students on Poverty Rates, using American Community Survey data collected from 2009 to 2011, looks at this question and found significant changes, especially for cities with large student populations. The paper analyzes the impact of college students who are not living with relatives on the poverty rates of states, counties and places where the schools are located. Read more here.
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Notable Data Publications
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Each week, the APDU Data Update identifies recent statistical data releases of interest to APDU members.
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Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we’ll include it here.
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APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
- The American Time Use Survey (September 27, 2013)
Census Bureau
- Current Population Survey Email Address Collection Test Supplement (September 30, 2013)
Department of Agriculture
- National Animal Health Monitoring System; Dairy 2014 Study (August 29, 2013)
Environmental Protection Agency
- 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Implementation Rule (August 26, 2013)
Federal Communications Commission
- Survey for Urban Rates for Fixed Voice and Fixed Broadband Residential Services (August 26, 2013)
U.S. Geological Survey
- National Geospatial Program; The National Map (August 30, 2013)
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