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2014 APDU Annual Conference

“The Data Revolution”
September 16-17, 2014

 

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Time to register is almost up!

This year?s APDU conference is coming up on Tuesday, September 16th through Wednesday, September 17th. The last chance to register for the conference is rapidly approaching. Take this opportunity to attend important sessions, including Scenarios: The Role of Federal Statistical Agencies in 2020.
 
This session will give an overview of how new data tools will change the federal statistical system, featuring presenters from the Departments of Commerce and Labor and the Office of Management and Budget.
 
Register now to be a part of this exciting event!
 

 

News

 

NH Education Data Use Stands Out
At the National Center for Education Statistic?s STATS-DC Data Conference, Donna Beauregard, a data coach from New Hampshire, gave a presentation on how the state is using data teams to transform the curricular instruction in classes. With so many useful tools and methods to keep track of student trends, improvements, and interventions, this presentation really stood out as a prime example of how education data can lead to significant progress in student achievement.

 

Renewal of BLS Data Users Advisory Committee
The Secretary of Labor is announcing the intent to renew the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee.

 

How Displaced Workers Are Recovering (or Not)
See charts and a few key takeaways on new data measuring how recently laid-off workers are faring across regions and industries.

 

5 Steps to Enhance Your Big Data Analytics Roadmap
This suggested 5-step roadmap could help you maximize the use of big data analytics.

 

New & Updated Data Sources

 

New Migration Statistics Released By Census Bureau
The County-to-County Migration Flows Tables, which use data collected by the American Community Survey between 2008 and 2012, show how many residents move (flow) from one specific county to another during the course of a year.

 

Visualization of the Week

 

 

Top Origin Countries for Immigrants Living in the U.S.
The figures in this interactive feature refer to the total number (or cumulative ?stocks?) of migrants living around the world as of 1990, 2000, 2010 or 2013 rather than to the annual rate of migration (or current ?flows?) in a given year.
 

Notable Data Publications

Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about?  Just email us and we?ll include it here.

 

Calls for Comment

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):

 

Census Bureau

  • Center for Economic Studies Research Project Management System (November 3, 2014)
  • Federal Statistical System Public Opinion Survey (October 27, 2014)
  • The 2015 Optimizing Self-Response Test (November 3, 2014)
  • Public Employment and Payroll Forms (October 27, 2014)

Department of Agriculture

  • Livestock Slaughter (September 29, 2014)

Department of Commerce

  • Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey (October 27, 2014)

Department of Education

  • Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 (MGLS:2017) 2015 Field Test (November 3, 2014)

Department of Health and Human Services

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (October 28, 2014)
  • Office of the Secretary – Tissue and Organ Donor Epidemiology Study (TODES) (October 27, 2014)

National Center for Education Statistics

  • Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 (October 3, 2014)

 

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