Impact of Federal Data Manipulation and Removal
Three data experts discuss the consequences of manipulating and removing federal data.
Allison Plyer, chief demographer at the Data Center in New Orleans, receives hundreds of data requests yearly.
“It informs so many decisions, and many decision-makers assume data exists to answer nearly any question they have,”
Plyer said during the webinar "Vanishing Numbers: How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust". Author's summary: Data experts discuss federal data manipulation consequences.