YWT Data

Data Literacy

Garbage In, Policy Out: Auditing the Structural Flaws in America's Most Trusted Federal Datasets

Federal datasets like the American Community Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are foundational to US research pipelines — but embedded collection inconsistencies and demographic blind spots can silently corrupt downstream analysis. Before your next download, here is what critical data professionals need to examine. Understanding these structural limitations is no longer optional; it is a prerequisite for responsible research.

Jul 4, 2026

Statistical Methods

Seven Measures That Tell a Richer Story Than the P-Value Ever Could

The American Statistical Association has issued repeated guidance urging researchers to move beyond mechanical reliance on p-values, yet the 0.05 threshold continues to dominate published research across healthcare, economics, and the social sciences. This guide introduces seven alternative metrics — explained through real published US research — that together provide the kind of statistical storytelling modern data science demands. Adopting them does not require abandoning rigor; it requires ex

Jul 4, 2026