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Activity Number: 379
Type: Roundtables
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Business and Economic Statistics Section
Abstract #317705
Title: Big Data and the Social Sciences
Author(s): Seth Stephens-Davidowitz*
Companies: The New York Times/Social Science Research Council
Keywords: data analytics ; internet data ; racism ; population estimation ; child abuse
Abstract:

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz will discuss how to use new Internet data sources to gain insights into difficult questions. He will talk about his work estimating how much racism cost Obama, the true size of the gay population, and how economic conditions affect child abuse.


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