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Child Abuse and Data Transparency
A new report by First Star and the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego's School of Law calls for better data standards and more openness in reporting child abuse and child dea...
Rate of Change in Technology
This is pretty interesting. Thought you might want to see it. Any guesses as to what's next?...
"Free Harmonized Data to the People"
As long as I'm mentioning DataPlace (see previous post), I should point out this talk on video from Troy Anderson. Here's Google's abstract of Troy's Tech Talk: Organizing the world's information is...
Data in Pop Culture
This is a bit of a departure, and perhaps not all of you will find this post useful in your community indicators projects. That's OK. One of the key messages we share with our communities is the imp...
Setting Goals Improves Data
There's a great article by The Numbers Guy on How Setting Goals Can Improve Data. The article is of particular relevance to community indicators practitioners, and I urge you to read it and think abou...
Living Inside Networks of Knowledge
Nick Chrisman has an interesting article in ArcNews in the Fall 2007 issue (which just showed up in my inbox -- don't know how long someone else had been reading it). The article, Living Inside Networ...
Welcome, Visitor Number 2,000
It's probably not surprising that, while writing for a blog that concerns itself with data and trend analysis, I check in often on data about the blog and its recent trends. The tool I use for statis...
Story Telling with Big Numbers
He's questioned the data in the salsa v. ketchup debate. He's challenged the costs of cybercrime.In Bringing Big Numbers Down to Size, the Numbers Guy takes on the concept of big numbers. How often do...
Are You Ready for the Shift?
Here's a video that's worth watching to see how quickly the world is shifting -- and data play a key role.It's six minutes long, and it's just as effective without the accompanying music, so feel free...
Myth-Perceptions and Public Policy Implications
With apologies to Robert Asprin, the headline from the Washington Post (Persistence of Myths Could Alter Public Policy Approach) raised some interesting questions about how we use data in decision mak...
Lies and Statistics
Manuel Quezon III, writing in the Phillipine Daily Inquirer, has some comments about statistics that are worth examining (even if you don't live in the Phillipines.)The article begins:There is, appare...
American Community Survey Release Today
The 2006 American Community Survey is being released today with a web conference at 10:00 a.m. EDT. You can join it on the web or dial in to an audio line.Many of us have been waiting for the updated ...
Data Discussions
With the growth of innovative technologies, opportunities to connect with people and discuss interesting topics keep expanding. For those of us who find data discussions fascinating, here are some of ...