Using Public Health Data Sources

55mIntermediate2020-09-18

Authors

Jennifer Shin

Madecraft

Full-Service Learning Content Company

Course details

Certain events bring big data into the public eye. During the COVID-19 pandemic, an extensive amount of data has been collected and utilized by public institutions–including governments, hospitals, and schools—and used to make key decisions that impact the public. The potential widespread impact of the decisions made based on this data underscores the importance of being able to verify the accuracy of the data, as well as using it in a responsible manner. In this course with data scientist and professor Jennifer Shin, learn how to evaluate and access the public health data by exploring the sources driving the COVID-19 dashboards, including 1Point3Acres, BNO News, WorldoMeter, and the COVID Tracking Project. Learn how to identify reputable sources and appraise the quality of the information collected.

Topics include:
Identifying high-quality data sources
Evaluating data usability, accuracy, and more
COVID-19 data sources
Challenges and takeaways

Skills covered

PersonaData AnalysisData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Working with COVID-19 data

1. Challenges to Finding Good Data

02 - Challenges in finding
03 - Availability of data
04 - Usability of data
05 - Accuracy of data
06 - Quality of data
07 - Evaluating data sources

2. Diving into the Data

08 - COVID-19 Data Repository
09 - Using 1Point3Acres
10 - Using BNO News
11 - Using Worldometer
12 - COVID Tracking Project
13 - Additional data sources

3. Data Enhancements

14 - Review of COVID-19 data sources
15 - Potential challenges
16 - Key takeaways

4. How to Get Good Insights from Your Data

17 - Your path forward