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  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    Hey folks! I joined this community a while back and have meant to get more involved here. Better late than never, I suppose? Anyhow, thought I'd give a heads-up about next week's FedGeoDay conference (April 22–23 at the Census Bureau HQ, just outside ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    In March 2024, OMB issued the first major revision to Statistical Policy Directive 15 (SPD-15) since 1997. The changes to these standards, which govern how federal agencies collect and report race and ethnicity data, are significant and will ...

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    For anyone interested, the American Statistical Association comments to USDA in response to its call for input on opportunities, challenges, and emerging areas in statistical data, analysis, and research are available here: https://www.amstat.org/docs/default-source/amstat-documents/pol-asa-response-to-usda-data-rfi.pdf ...

  • Posted in: Federal Data Users

    At the last APDU conference I shared an app I built to help people explore changes in U.S. immigration enforcement trends: https://immigration-enforcement.streamlit.app/. Several people mentioned that they appreciated how the app made the data easier ...