Data for the Greater Good

What makes data and statistical analysis wonderful is the ability to optimize your research or business and take it to the next level. But what about using data to optimize non-profit organizations and enhance the work that they do? A little data can go a long way to...

Dealing with the 2020 Census

A tremendous effort in the analytics world is devoted to the task of data preparation and cleansing. Data exchanges refer to ‘curated’ data, which suggests that the suppliers of that data have gone to the trouble of estimating missing fields, reigning in outliers, and...

Optimizing Online Ads with Data

  In the years since “big data” became a term, the scope of what data can do to enhance your business has changed and evolved. If you own a business, you likely are paying for some kind of online advertising. Google Ads, social media advertising, and any other...

Geography Updates: 2024A USA Release

The upcoming 2024A data release (May) for the United States will extend the range of available predefined geographic levels to include Uber H3 hexagons for detail levels 3 through 7 and includes updates to several standard geography levels. Any variable available in...

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The Office Conundrum: A Broader Perspective

In 2017, about 7 million workers (4.4%) did so from home. In 2023, over 17% of the labor force was found working at home, well over 30 million total. Office buildings which were formerly bursting at the seams are now substantially underutilized, and the bean counters...

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March Round-up

At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from March 2024. Kalibrate With prime...

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Gradual and Abrupt Demographic Change

Demographic change is generally slow moving, except in times of crisis. This is especially true at the national level but is also often true of small areas. Change is generally best considered as two separate components: Gradual change, such as the impacts of...

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Increasing Density Along Transit Lines

The subway system in Toronto for many years consisted of two lines – the Bloor-Danforth east/west line and the Yonge-University-Spadina line which is a north/south loop through the downtown core. The main expansions to the network include the Scarborough LRT line...

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Has It Been Four Years?

It's hard to believe, but four years ago this month, much of the United States put up the closed sign in an attempt to slow the spreading of the COVID-19 outbreak through the declaration of public health emergencies. Within two weeks of the beginning of the ‘slow the...

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