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Category Archives: Technology
2N Analytics – Why More Data is Never Enough
The fervor over big data has largely focused on the number of data points now at our disposal by which ever-more specific and powerful analytic insights can be made. But managing the amount of computations is not the biggest challenge. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Data, Methodology, Organizations, Technology
Tagged Big Data, Computer Science, Data Science, IBM, NP-Complete, Statistics
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DonorsChoose Supplement Part 3: Market Corrections
Note: In preparation for the results announcement by DonorsChoose, this series is meant to carve up different issues raised by my work on the DonorsChoose Data and address them directly and more fully. You can find the original announcement and … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Research, Economy, Education, Internet, Nonprofits
Tagged DonorsChoose, Justice, Market Correction, Prediction, Schools
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DonorsChoose Summary Part 1: Sociological Insights
Note: In preparation for the results announcement by DonorsChoose, this series is meant to carve up different issues raised by my work on the DonorsChoose Data and address them directly and more fully. You can find the original announcement and … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Research, Civic Engagement, Economy, Education, Internet
Tagged DonorsChoose, Hacking Education, Philanthropy, Sociology
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Predicting Success on DonorsChoose
Using statistical regression methods, I constructed an algorithm that predicts the probability of success for almost every project on DonorsChoose.org within 2-7%. This is the report on how I constructed the prediction models and evaluated the results along with a … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Engagement, Education, Methodology, Technology, Youth
Tagged DonorsChoose, Hacking Education, Prediction
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Business, Civics, and Entrepreneurship
My research and engagement in the Chicago community seem to be converging on a nexus embedding business and civil society, or the economic and nonprofit sectors. In the academy, this research is emerging around the concepts of social capital/social networks, … Continue reading
Civil Sociology 