BMJ Open

School-based and animation-based comprehensive sexuality education in Kenya: protocol for a quasiexperimental study

Introduction Adolescents in Kenya face a high burden of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, including early pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and limited access to accurate ...
ODI

Transforming research practices in fragile and conflict contexts: insights from those working on the frontline

Research-to-action programme SPARC has six years of experience carrying out research and collecting meaningful data in some of the world’s most fragile places. In this article, researchers share their ...
Seeking Alpha

Using Quantitative Signal Data For Portfolio Management

The vast majority of asset management companies today use model portfolios. One question we’ve been asked many times is whether ValuEngine stock ratings can be used for portfolio management or merely ...
Case Western Reserve University

Data Collection

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information used for research. Collecting data is one of the most important steps in the research process, and is part of all disciplines ...
CNN

Dept. of Labor launches investigation into data collection process at BLS

The Department of Labor is initiating an investigation into how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports “closely watched economic data,” according to a letter the department’s Assistant ...
The New York Times

Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. By Ben Casselman Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed that their ...
IEEE

Moving Beyond Simulation: Data-Driven Quantitative Photoacoustic Imaging Using Tissue-Mimicking Phantoms

Abstract: Accurate measurement of optical absorption coefficients from photoacoustic imaging (PAI) data would enable direct mapping of molecular concentrations, providing vital clinical insight. The ...
MIT Technology Review

A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data

Personally identifiable information has been found in DataComp CommonPool, one of the largest open-source data sets used to train image generation models. Millions of images of passports, credit cards ...
The Motley Fool

What Is Quantitative Trading? Definition and Example

Quant trading uses math and data to predict stock price changes and execute trades quickly. Computers in quant trading base decisions on data, removing the emotional risks of investing. Retail access ...
Reuters

US Labor Department reducing CPI collection sample amid hiring freeze

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department's economic statistics arm said on Wednesday it was reducing the Consumer Price Index collection sample in areas across the country due to ...
The New York Times

U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system. By Ben Casselman The Bureau of ...