|
Trump’s Pick for OMB Sounds Enthusiastic About Data Act
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) stressed the importance of getting accurate and useful data in order to inform his and President Donald Trump’s decision-making during his confirmation hearings to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
|
|
Remember to submit your job postings for the February 2017 Job Board to Brendan Buff at bbuff@crec.net!
|
|
In Post-Truth World, Stats Could Provide Public Service
In the ?post-truth? society there is a huge opportunity for statistics. On the face of it that may sound like a contradiction. But as individuals trying to work out what is really going on in the world around us, for businesses trying to decide on their next venture, and for governments trying to form effective policy, there is a common desire: data.
|
|
Statisticians Fear White House Will Manipulate Figures
US statisticians are concerned that the Trump administration might suppress or manipulate public statistics that don?t fit his narrative of the truth, the Guardian has learned. In a series of interviews, individuals who have recently left high-level positions at federal statistical agencies expressed worry that the administration may stop collecting and publishing data on subjects such as abortion, racial inequality and poverty.
|
|
Understanding the Structure of Data Science
Based on a study of 620+ data professionals, researchers found that data science skills fall into three broad areas: domain expertise (in our case, business), technology/programming and math/statistics. This article discusses the implications of study findings for current data scientists, would-be data scientists and the recruiters who try to find them.
|
|
New & Updated Data Sources
|
|
Nationwide Effort to Document Hate Crimes
ProPublica, which led an effort of more than a thousand reporters and students across the U.S. to cover voting problems on Election Day as part of its Electionland project, is now leaning on the collaborative and data-driven Electionland model to track and cover hate crimes.
|
|
Visualization of the Week
|
|
100 Million Healthier Lives
100 Million Healthier Lives (#100MHL) is a global initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Recognizing that education, economics, the environment, agriculture and other social factors all affect health and well-being, 100 Million Healthier Lives is working to bridge these sectors together, helping the people and organizations on the ground actually see what is happening in and around their communities.
|
|
Notable Data Publications
|
|
GOVERNMENT
NONPROFITS & FOUNDATIONS
|
|
Did you work on a great report that you want your colleagues to know about? Just email us and we?ll include it here.
|
|
Federal Rulemaking and 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
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (April 3, 2017)
Department of Commerce
- Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2016 (February 15, 2017)
|
|
|
|
Not an APDU Member? Become one today! Check out our membership benefits.
|
| |
