We now have unparalleled access to enormous amounts of data, automatically generated and gathered, which represent sample sizes that are nearly impossible to replicate with traditional survey methods. People excitedly tell us that many major equity issues,...
Who is the head of your household? It probably depends on who you ask. In my household, you will either find out that I am the head of the household, my husband is the head of the household, or that my bulldog is the head of my household. It depends on how you...
We often think of data analysis as being objective. And in many cases, those presenting their analyses to us would prefer it that way. But, no matter how much we hope for it, data analysis is not objective. When we model data, we decide what factors are important to...
Most of us know that careful data collection is important to quality data analysis. Asking how your data was collected and where it comes from is critical. Especially when the results of your analysis are going to affect people’s lives. But did you know that who...