The Promises and Limitations of Predictive Methodologies in the Public Sector
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...
Video: Not Your Average Average
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
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...
Video: Modeling Data for Equity
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...