Symbols in Data Communication

by Heather Krause | Sep 12, 2019 | Communication & Distribution

The way that data is communicated is inextricable from data itself. We should pay attention to how we symbolize, contextualize, and convey our data. Right now, data visualization is a hot topic, with new research and understandings coming out all the time. New mediums...

The Promises and Limitations of Predictive Methodologies in the Public Sector

by Shannon Mickelson Campbell | Aug 16, 2019 | Analysis, Featured, Guest Posts, Interpretation

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...

How to Fund like a Boss

by Heather Krause | Jul 25, 2019 | Funding

In the We All Count Data Lifecycle, the first step is Funding.   Funding is often overlooked as a factor in data equity because it’s the hardest to change. Data scientists and data project workers often consider how to increase equity within their projects and...

Video: Not Your Average Average

by Heather Krause | Jul 11, 2019 | Analysis

Sometimes we’re told numbers that just don’t seem right. Even when the math is shown to us, the answer doesn’t align with the world we see around us. Rather than burying our heads in the sand and denying the math, or just conceding that our feelings are wrong and...

How to Model Data With Intersectionality

by Heather Krause | Jun 21, 2019 | Analysis

It’s Pride weekend here in Toronto and the word of the day of The 519, a city organization dedicated to advocacy for the inclusion of LGBTQ communities is intersectionality.  We’ve talked about the importance of using an intersectional approach in increasing the...