Like many of our partners, with every new data point, news article, and piece of information, more questions continue to arise. This week, we dove into the COVID-19 death data to highlight how a simple difference in data definitions can influence key takeaways. To do this, we compared day by day deaths to cumulative deaths.
Read MoreCTData realizes that it can be challenging to understand what sources to trust and where to find reliable data. We created a COVID-19 dashboard with daily updates, including the number of completed tests, confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Detailed information is available at the state and county level with the number of confirmed cases available at the town level. Data in the dashboard comes from the governor’s daily updates with data from the CT Department of Public Health (DPH).
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 10th, data users from universities, non-profit organizations, municipalities, and private consulting businesses joined CTData for its first Hartford Data Meetup of 2020. These Data Meetups are opportunities for data users around the state to share data resources, support each other in their work, and network with peers. Meetups happen on a quarterly basis and focus on a particular topic. The March Meetup focused on health data.
Read MoreThis is the second piece of a four-part series about data literacy and critical data consumerism through the lens of economic prosperity. This post focuses on unemployment. You can read Part 1 about income here. We hope that through this series you will be reminded that we must all continue to be curious about the information we are presented with and work to be critical consumers of data in our everyday lives.
Read MoreConnecticut is a state with many facets. At first glance, Connecticut appears well-resourced and prosperous, having long been cited as one of the wealthiest states in the nation. Those of us that work in our local communities know that there is a more nuanced story behind this facade of wealth. Connecticut continues to rank in the top 3 states for the highest income inequality in the nation.
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