Frank Muraca - Blog

From Datapoints to Data Stories

data

communication

There is a very natural workflow that most analysts follow when asked to complete a new piece of analysis. It often goes something like:

‘The Nation’s Data at Risk’

data

government

…Is the title of a first-of-its-kind report detailing the vulnerabilities of our federal statistics system. I was hooked by the first sentence: “Federal statistics are…

Analysts should be trained in project management

data

teams

Analysts are often wonderful technical problem solvers but poor project managers. Scoping out timelines, budgeting, and managing stakeholder relationships are not among the…

Neighborhoods and Data Privacy

neighborhoods

privacy

data

I’m reading Claire McKay Bowen’s excellent book Protecting Your Privacy in a Data Driven World about balancing the data needs of policymakers with the privacy needs of those…

Who is moving into all these new apartment buildings?

housing

demographics

Census

The U.S. is in the midst of a surge in new apartment construction. Between 2020 and 2022, over 1.2 million new apartment buildings were completed across the U.S. – the…