Choose Maps for Equity

by Heather Krause | Aug 7, 2020 | Communication & Distribution, Data Collection & Sourcing, Featured

                 A map isn’t just a map.  The work of alternate cartographer Denis Wood often reminds me that maps are equal parts poetry and science. They can also be some of the most insidious and powerful tools of cultural oppression.  Maps are a very special kind...

Reverse Engineering Data Viz for Equity

by Heather Krause | Jul 30, 2020 | Communication & Distribution, Featured

If you’re interested in equity in data then it’s not enough to simply design a data visualization based on ‘best practices’ and hope for the best. It’s important to go beyond hopeful good intentions and actually test whether or not your design is...

Introduction to the Funding Web

by Heather Krause | Jul 24, 2020 | Funding

The first stage in the WAC Data Equity Framework is ‘Funding’. Understanding the interplay between money, data, and decision making is essential to measuring the equity balance in your data projects. We’ve found that it can feel very daunting to properly describe the...

Science Doesn’t Stop when the Art Starts

by Heather Krause | Jul 17, 2020 | Communication & Distribution

When you are communicating your Data Science findings, don’t ditch the scientific mindset you’ve had for all the other parts of your project.   It’s not at all uncommon for We All Count to work with a project that has allocated tens of thousands of dollars toward...

Proxy Variables Part 2: Race

by Heather Krause | Jun 26, 2020 | Analysis, Data Biography, Data Collection & Sourcing, Interpretation, Project Design

      This is part 2 of our examination of Proxy Variables, take a look at our introduction to the subject here. So, is race a proxy variable? Should we use race as a proxy variable? In depends. Sometimes.    In working we equity in quantitative...