Journey of Data Collection and Analysis
Explore the process of data collection and analysis through real-world examples such as the American Community Survey and the production of statistics for people with disabilities. Learn how data is turned into valuable information and utilized in various publications and reports.
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Available Data Sources Examples of Use 1
Agenda The Journey of Data Producing Data Turning Data into a Statistic The User The Result Other Examples 2
The Journey of Data American Community Survey: Population data collected in 2019 Forbes Article: 13.2% of Americans had some type of physical or mental disability in 2019 3
Producing Data American Community Survey collects data from households and individuals across the US Processes data Weights data to be representative of U.S. population Suppresses some data to ensure privacy Publishes complete datasets for public use 4
Turning Data into a Statistic Institute on Disability retrieves the data from the American Community Survey Analyzes the data Produces the statistics Statistics compiled and stored Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Annual Report for People with Disabilities in America 5
The User Author of the article makes a request for statistics Asks clarifying questions using technical assistance Inserts statistics in final product 6
Other Examples Government reports Memos Peer Reviewed Publications Data dashboards 9
Resources Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2022/04/27/an- online-resource-for-understanding-disability-by-the-numbers/ Government Publication: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ Memo: https://policymemos.hks.harvard.edu/home Peer-Reviewed Publications: https://iod.unh.edu/research/research-publications Data Dashboard: https://www.disabilitystatistics.org/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=1 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium: https://disabilitycompendium.org/ Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America: https://disabilitycompendium.org/annualreport 10
