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