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A Different Case for Universal Basic Income
The best part about UBI is the promise for equity.
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What Kermit got on right carbon credits
It's Not Easy Bein' Green
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Race and the Politics of Statistics
When data collection = political power
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April 2021

Randomization: The (Almost) Magical Solution to Too Many Surveys
Randomizing the timing of surveys makes them way more useful and less burdensome.
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All Data Collection Is Burdensome
Data storage may be (almost) free. But data collection never is.
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Simple Tools To Make Better Surveys
The way we design surveys is broken. Here are a few simples tools to fix it.
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March 2021

What Trump Can Teach Us About Predictive Modeling
Why evaluating and improving predictive modelling is much harder than it looks.
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Mobile-First Data Collection is a Must
Most surveys and forms are NOT designed for nor tested on phones. That's a problem when most users are on their phones all the time.
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How NOT to Collect Sensitive Data
Lessons Learned From the 2020 Census and COVID appointments
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What Net Promoter Score Can Teach Us About Building Better Surveys
And what it can't...
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February 2021

You Really Don’t Have To Rate This Post
The perils of data democratization
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Welcome!
A bit about this project
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