by Heather Krause | Oct 22, 2019 | Analysis, Communication & Distribution, Interpretation |
When you need to know more than just a general average, you need an Equity Gap Score. If you have a mandate that includes equity between any category of people, whether race, sex, income, education, geography, or whether or not they like sugar in their tea, you need...
by Shannon Mickelson Campbell | Aug 16, 2019 | Analysis, 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...
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...
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...
by Heather Krause | Apr 26, 2019 | Analysis, Interpretation, Project Design |
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...
by Heather Krause | Apr 5, 2019 | Analysis |
If you’re analyzing data related to people, odds are good that you’ll have to include some demographic data. Understanding the age, ethnicity, gender, and status of the population you’re studying is important. You need to think carefully about how to use that data to...
