The federal government collects an astonishing amount of data, encompassing everything from tracking how many people visit a National Parks webpage to being responsible for safeguarding confidential personal information such as tax returns. While these types of data may have little in common, both can serve important functions when data analysis is applied. Monitoring website […]
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If you are not already using PivotTables, you probably have heard them mentioned. They are an amazing feature of Microsoft Excel, one that can simplify the efforts of anyone who regularly deals with data. In a nutshell, PivotTable is a tool within Excel that helps users turn a large amount of data into a summary […]
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Financial management in the federal government requires effective data. Tasked with ensuring the financial health of the government and appropriate spending, financial managers must understand complex federal budget processes. Although some aspects of federal financial management function like a business, others are unique to federal budget processes, such as appropriations. To juggle the distinct needs […]
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How reliable are your data? The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) caused many federal agencies to focus on data-driven decision-making. The benefits do sound promising, but the risks can be significant. Not every piece of data is relevant. Not every data source is reliable. Opinions and biases can cloud analyses. The […]
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In an effort to improve government effectiveness, Chief Data Officers (CDOs) across federal agencies have made significant progress towards creating a more data-driven government. A recent survey revealed that when complete and precise data are shared among agencies (and made available to the public), it informs policy and legislation, improves governmental effectiveness across the board, […]
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We live in the land of number crunching. Josiah Stamp, an economist and banker of early 20th Century England, was often quoted referring to the census, “The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But you […]
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