#data-methodology

[ follow ]
#inflation-measurement #government-statistics #bureau-of-economic-analysis #data-transparency #homelessness
Law
fromFlowingData
2 days ago

Subbed data source, lower inflation estimate

The Bureau of Economic Analysis switched to producer price data for legal services in January to avoid an unexplained 11 percent consumer price index spike, resulting in lower inflation estimates.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Biennial Homeless Census Shifts to Morning Count In Hopes of Better Accuracy

including shifting it from late-night to a morning count, in the hope of avoiding the undercounting problem that critics typically point to. As advocate Del Seymour, a member of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, tells the Chronicle, the morning count, conducted between 5 am and 10 am on Thursday, will hopefully be a more accurate picture, because unhoused individuals tend to hide themselves at night to keep from being robbed, and that could lead to them being missed.
Public health
Real estate
fromFast Company
3 months ago

NAR says the median age of first-time homebuyers in 2025 is 40, up from 28 in 1992-but can we trust the data?

NAR reports first-time buyer median age rose to 40 in 2025, while other data sources show lower ages due to differing methodologies and samples.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
6 months ago

Women use ChatGPT as much as men do

Early ChatGPT users were predominantly male, later shifting to more users with female names; 80% of usage focused on practical guidance, information search, and writing help.
[ Load more ]