When I was a graduate student, I was studying mathematical statistics and was interested in ways to use my work as a feminist. I took several women’s studies research methods classes and asked a variety of professors how to use quantitative statistics from a feminist...
What is the role of quantitative surveys in shedding light on different lived realities? Which choices made during the design of an impact evaluation affect who is represented and listened to? Data collections can make structural inequalities invisible and...
Real-Time Stats for Real-Time Problems: The Promises and Limitations of Predictive Methodologies in the Public Sector. Predictive analytics are a hot topic in many fields right now. Predictive analysis, or risk modeling, asks how we can use data not only to understand...
This week, we’re welcoming guest author Larissa Veloso a multifaceted professional who works in journalism and marketing. Larissa is sharing her experience with data on race and ethnicity. A version of this piece originally appeared in Larissa’s Medium...
This week, we’re welcoming guest author Laura Sundstrom of Vantage Evaluation to the We All Count blog. Laura is sharing her experience at the Equitable Evaluation Design Lab. In traditional evaluation models, the evaluator is paid to be the expert in the room. But...
