Paul Scipione talks about his mentor and friend Dr. George Gallup, well know for developing the Gallup opinion poll.
The library held a successful Celebration of Data event last Wednesday (April 24, 2013) where Professor Emeritus Paul Scipione gave a lecture on the value of census data.
“Looking at census information, you are able to see not just statistics, but that there are stories in there…”. The data provides “the very story of the United States,” giving us a historical picture of when Americans became affluent enough to afford a family car, televisions, college degrees or their own homes. Scipione tells us how businesses saw the value of census information for market research and how technological advances impacted what and how much information could be collected and offered by the Census Bureau. For more, watch the lecture online.
The event was part of the 2013 International Year of Statistics, an initiative of over 1900 participating organizations from all over the world who are holding events to celebrate data and promote the importance of statistics.
But we don’t want the conversations to end there!
Tell us, what are your data needs?
It is most fitting that during this year of statistics, Milne is developing a census and data collection for Geneseo. The purpose of the collection is to provide student, staff and faculty researchers easy access to data; and to provide area entrepreneurs and small businesses access to economic and demographic data for market research.
This collection will be most useful if folks like you have a hand in its development. Let us know what resources you need in this collection.
