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September 15-17, 2016
Arlington, VA
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS AUGUST 13!
Picture this: You just finished a data-intensive report and it has no tables or narrative. That has about as much chance of moving forward as a driverless car, right? Well, it?s a new day, and people want compelling stories delivered in interesting ways. Long reports are being replaced with infographics that use images, pictures, charts, and graphs to share information quickly and efficiently.
In two days, you can learn key concepts about data visualization, and take home a few easy tips using readily available software?Excel and Tableau. Join us* and become a data viz expert!
*Member rates available to APDU Members
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Reduced early bird conference and data visualization training registration rates end on Saturday, August 13. If you?re unsure about funding availability but want to lock in the lowered rate, submit a PDF registration to sabrams@crec.net before the deadline. This year?s conference has an all-star speaker lineup, with Chief Statistician of the United States Katherine K. Wallman, Brookings Institution Fellow Bill Frey, Census Bureau Director John Thompson, Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica Groshen, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Reporter Sarah Cohen of the New York Times. Register today!
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The Census Bureau is ramping up a series of webinars, video tutorials, and classroom trainings. Bookmark the link to keep updated on the newest trainings.
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The Economics & Statistics Administration recently released a video explaining revisions in GDP figures.
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The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement every other year for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This survey collects data from almost 2,400 public and private juvenile facilities that hold juveniles charged or adjudicated for a delinquency or status offense to provide a count of juveniles in publicly and privately run juvenile correctional facilities. This article details potential actions to reduce respondent burden in this survey.
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Sarahelen ?Sally? Thompson recently became the Bureau of Economic Analysis? new Deputy Director. In her new role, Dr. Thompson, who joined BEA four years ago as the top executive overseeing international economic statistics, will work closely with BEA Director Brian Moyer and his executive team to improve and expand the agency?s statistical programs.
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The Center for Data Innovation spoke with JR Helmig, chief analytics officer for federal programs at SAS, an analytics software firm headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Helmig discussed the changing trends in how the federal government approaches analytics, as well as the biggest obstacles to the government using data effectively.
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New & Updated Data Sources
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The White House finalized a policy that forbids agencies from budgeting funds toward the creation or expansion of data centers, with few exceptions. The Data Center Optimization Initiative will supersede 2010 Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, a foundational effort that led to the closure of 1,900 data centers since 2010.
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The 2016-17 Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) was released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The OOH reflects the Bureau’s 2014-24 employment projections. The OOH includes 329 occupational profiles covering 576 detailed occupations, or about 83 percent of total employment in 2014.
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Visualization of the Week
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Jason Wright, an engineer in New York City, has developed an interactive visualization called Brand New Subway that allows users to design a new subway system for New York City and observe its theoretical effectiveness, cost, and the amount of people it serves. Users can add new subway lines, design routes, and add stops to create a new maps from scratch or modify the map of the existing subway system, as well as the updated subway system expected to be completed in 2025. As users make changes, Brand New Subway calculates the cost of a single-ride fare, the average weekday ridership, and the performance of the system overall.
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Notable Data Publications
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