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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 ...

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    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 ...

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    We're investing in powerful systems while underinvesting in understanding the people those systems are meant to serve. In the president's proposed budget, deep cuts to the National Science Foundation don't just reduce funding. They hit the Directorate ...

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    Tomorrow is April 1 which means we're just four years out from the 2030 Census count! Here's a quick update on where things stand. The Operational Plan The Census Bureau released 'Baseline 1' of its 2030 Census Operational Plan in ...