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Aug
27
0 comments Tags: book review, critical thinking, data, scientific thinking
Stephen Few is no amateur when it comes to data analysis and data visualization; as the author of more than half a dozen books on data analysis and data visualization, this Pacific Northwest resident has become a trusted expert on the topic. In Few’s newest book which was released this past May 2019 entitled “The… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Health Literacy/Consumer Health, Training & Education
Apr
10
0 comments Tags: data, data visualization, Data_Science
Data is everywhere and trying to make sense of it can be overwhelming and complex but also revealing. Data visualization helps to communicate more clearly the significance of the information. How to do that? Come and attend the April session of the PNR Rendezvous to learn some tips and tricks from staff from the University… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Technology, Training & Education
Aug
27
0 comments Tags: data, data standards, IT, research data management
Whether you’re in a hospital or academic or research center or other data-related setting, take a look at these two amazing training opportunities—there’s something for everyone! And they’re free! 1) “Clinical Information, Librarians and the NLM: From Health Data Standards to Better Health” When we did our regional data needs assessment last year, many of… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, News from NNLM, Technology
Mar
27
0 comments Tags: data, GIS data, historical data, John Graunt, NLM Historical Division, Pew Research Center
It’s so easy to think of data as a modern phenomenon, that we forget that data analysis and data visualization are phenomena which go way back. A marvelous example is John Graunt’s Bills of Mortality, which this post by John Appleby calls “a 17th century spreadsheet of deaths in London”. Appleby goes on to do… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science
Sep
28
The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), a Division of the Seattle Indian Health Board located in Seattle, WA is one of 12 tribal epidemiology centers (TECs) funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS). TECs serve as a crucial component of the health care resources for all American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) by: Managing public… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science