tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58565833459504785702024-03-13T00:07:50.352-07:00Visual Analytics for Social Good - David MosenkisBelow are samples of my work using visual analytics for social good.dmosenkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927255067683541633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856583345950478570.post-27061045316060138832015-01-28T18:48:00.004-08:002015-11-18T19:19:04.122-08:00Racial Bias in Pennsylvania's Funding of Public Schools<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-695748525944227787" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 570px;">
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My <a href="http://www.powerphiladelphia.org/blog/racial-bias-in-pennsylvanias-funding-of-public-schools" target="_blank">analysis</a> of enrollment, demographics, and basic education funding of Pennsylvania’s 501 public school districts revealed dramatically higher per-student funding in districts with predominantly white populations compared to economically similar districts with more racial diversity.<br />
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Media coverage:<br />
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<li>Article on my research in <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/public-school-funding-and-the-role-of-race/408085/" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a></li>
<li>Initial publication in <a href="http://thenotebook.org/blog/147895/pa-state-education-funding-has-racially-discriminatory-impact" target="_blank">The Philadelphia Public School Notebook</a> and <a href="http://www.powerphiladelphia.org/news/power-study-shows-racial-bias-in-pa-public-school-funding" target="_blank">POWER web site</a></li>
<li>Selected further coverage in <a href="http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/11/10/study-pennsylvania-school-funding-racist/" target="_blank">Philadelphia Magazine</a> and <a href="http://thenotebook.org/blog/147903/racial-disparities-funding-stark-and-alarming-say-hite-and-others" target="_blank">The Notebook</a></li>
<li>Video of my 10-minute testimony to the <a href="http://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/bsgwrkr9kr?popover=true" target="_blank">Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission</a> (skip to 141:00)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/81220-report-getting-rid-of-racial-bias-in-pa-school-funding-will-take-more-than-money" target="_blank">Public radio WHYY coverage</a> of my analysis of Governor's proposed funding</li>
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dmosenkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927255067683541633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856583345950478570.post-6957485259442277872014-07-01T06:32:00.000-07:002015-01-28T18:16:37.337-08:00Analyzing Syria Casualties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's an <a href="https://spotfire.cloud.tibco.com/public/ViewAnalysis.aspx?file=/users/dmosenkis/Public/SyriaTracker5" target="_blank">interactive dashboard analyzing casualties in Syria</a> over the last 3+ years. I created this analysis in collaboration with <a href="http://sumall.org/">sumall.org</a> and <a href="http://www.humanitariantracker.org/" target="_blank">HumanitarianTracker</a>. It is described in this sumall <a href="http://sumall.org/blog/2014/1/24/access-and-analyze-real-time-data-on-syrian-conflict-with-sumall-foundation-and-humanitarian-tracker" target="_blank">blog post</a> and referenced in the following on-line publications:<br />
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<li>Forbes.com: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2014/10/15/big-data-social-good/" target="_blank">Big Data For Social Good: 5 Ways To a Higher Purpose</a></li>
<li>Humanitarian Tracker: <a href="http://www.humanitariantracker.org/#!analysis-of-syria-killings/c2e3" target="_blank">Video demo of dashboard</a></li>
<li>SumAll.org paper: <a href="http://www.sumall.org/s/RisingProportionofFemaleDeathsinSyria32514-1.pdf" target="_blank">Rising Proportion of Female Deaths in Syria</a></li>
<li>Mashable: <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/08/08/data-scientists-uncover-syrian-war-crimes/" target="_blank">How Data Scientists Are Uncovering War Crimes in Syria</a></li>
<li>WIRED UK Infographic: <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2014/07/start/syria-wheel-of-war" target="_blank">War's Wheel of Destruction</a></li>
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<br />dmosenkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927255067683541633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856583345950478570.post-43368246628156608682014-05-23T12:29:00.001-07:002014-08-27T18:56:55.105-07:00Bias in Prosecution of Prostitution-Related Crimes<a href="https://spotfire.cloud.tibco.com/public/ViewAnalysis.aspx?file=/users/dmosenkis/Public/Trafficking" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qnRCWigXxiX-Ua8MuwaDLoDxLSNWj9Y7smHw1IfftdQgy7BqMqW4WKRxG-mow3dK2GpMMIxGwMsHVaRKwjV0xzADbSDFzrC4Y0wL40HzRmmw6TgKX4WrzKdIAKcYaNu9nRYVhAAs4aE/s1600/prot_dashboard.png" height="198" width="320" /></a>This <a href="https://spotfire.cloud.tibco.com/public/ViewAnalysis.aspx?file=/users/dmosenkis/Public/Trafficking" target="_blank">interactive dashboard</a>, developed in collaboration with <a href="http://sumall.org/" target="_blank">sumall.org</a> and <a href="http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org/" target="_blank">Sanctuary For Families</a> analyzes 9 years of arrest data from New York State, and highlights disparities in convictions and sentencing for buyers vs. sellers of sex. It is referenced in <a href="http://blog.sumall.org/post/76341782959/nys-prostitution-arrest-analytics-available-to-policy" target="_blank">this sumall blog post</a>.<br />
<br />dmosenkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927255067683541633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856583345950478570.post-69993484637968254222012-01-18T18:55:00.000-08:002015-10-15T11:29:09.485-07:00Income Disparity, Crime, Executions, and PA Budget<div style="text-align: center;">
Here are 4 interactive graphical analyses of social issues:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://spotfire.cloud.tibco.com/spotfire/wp/ViewAnalysis.aspx?file=/users/dmosenkis/Public/us_executions" target="_blank">U.S. Executions</a> - Looks at execution rates, homicides, and demographics nationally and by state, from 1930-2006</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="tibcospotfire:server:https\://spotfire.cloud.tibco.com/:analysis:/users/dmosenkis/Public/pa_budget1" target="_blank">Proposed PA Budget</a> - Winners and losers in Governor Corbett's proposed 2012-2013 PA budget</span></td></tr>
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