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Activity Number: 132 - Statistics and Data Science for Vulnerable Populations in the US
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 3, 2020 : 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
Sponsor: Royal Statistical Society
Abstract #313475
Title: Data Science to Assist Vulnerable Population in the United States
Author(s): Katherine Townsend* and Caitlin Augustin* and Aras Jizan* and Matthew Lindsay* and Matthew Wakeman*
Companies: data.org and DataKind and Community Solutions and Mastercard and Benefits Data Trust
Keywords: data science; poverty; homeless; benefits
Abstract:

Over the last decade there have been several initiatives using data science for the public good embedded in academic and industry settings. Many of these efforts have created sustainable business models with the mission of advancing social causes in the United States. This panel will discuss how several organizations have incorporated a diverse range of statistical techniques and data science workflows in the services they provide. More specifically, we will discuss how the data science teams at these organizations answer questions related to targeted outreach for population eligible for government, health and financial assistance, their strategies in face of incomplete data and the technology that enables their work.


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