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May 9, 2019 FEATURE Data Viz Awards Deadline The deadline for nominations for the 2019 Data Viz Awards is just over a week away! Submit your best data visualizations and present them at the upcoming 2019…
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May 2, 2019 FEATURE How the Census Changed America The simple act of enumeration created data processing, led to the establishment of the National Archives, and rooted a rootless people. NEWS USDA Provides Blueprint for…
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April 25, 2019 FEATURE APDU Data Viz Awards Accepting Nominations The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2019 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic…
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April 18, 2019 FEATURE APDU Conference Chair Invites You to the APDU Annual Conference APDU Treasurer and Conference Chair Mauricio Ortiz cordially invites you to attend what is shaping up to be a fantastic 2019…
APDU Conference Chair Invites You to the APDU Annual Conference
As 2019 APDU Annual Conference Committee Chair, I would like to cordially invite you to attend what is shaping up to be a fantastic 2019 APDU Annual Conference July 9 – 10 at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, VA.
APDU Data Viz Awards: Call for Visualizations
The Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is pleased to announce the 2019 Data Viz Awards. We are once again soliciting creative and meaningful graphic designs that use publicly-available data (for example, data from the Census Bureau or Bureau of Labor Statistics) to convey a compelling point or story.
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April 11, 2019 FEATURE 2019 APDU Annual Conference: Registration Now Open Registration is now open for the 2019 APDU Annual Conference, July 9 – 10, 2019. Join us to learn about the breadth of public…
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April 4, 2019 FEATURE 364 Days Until Census Day 2020! APDU Staff attended the Census 2020: Navigating the National and Local Challenges panel discussion hosted by the Brookings Institution to hear legal, demographic, and Census…
364 Days Until Census Day 2020!
APDU staff attended the Census 2020: Navigating the National and Local Challenges panel discussion hosted by the Brookings Institution to hear legal, demographic, and Census experts discuss a Decennial Census that has garnered interest both for its importance and for its controversies. Primary questions from the meeting revolved implications of including the citizenship question in the Decennial Census, cybersecurity, and how to encourage residents to respond.
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March 28, 2019 FEATURE Census Bureau Prepares to Fight Disinformation Campaigns Ahead of 2020 Count The Census Bureau is enlisting major tech companies as it prepares for a campaign to combat disinformation and false news…
Advanced Data Visualization Techniques in Tableau
Tableau can help you accomplish your data visualization objectives, and we can show you how. In this course, you will not just build on your skills in making appropriate graphics: you will also incorporate complex calculations in ways that improve insights, make charts more relevant, and create the most impactful dashboard graphics.
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March 21, 2019 FEATURE Senate Confirms BLS Commissioner After over a year of waiting, the Senate has confirmed William Beach as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for a term of four years. He…