Data stories
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Bring Your Baby to Work: D3’s Flexible Approach to Parental Leave
In June 2019, the D3 family grew a little bigger when I welcomed my first child, Esther, into the world. While the transition to parenthood is unpredictable, D3’s support ensured that my eventual transition back to the workplace has been a positive experience. I took...
Introducing: State of the Detroit Child 2.0
D3 is excited to announce a new version of State of the Detroit Child (SDC) tool which features an updated home page, new capabilities, and access to new datasets! The new capabilities will include time trend data for the geographic profiles and tools to draw your...
An Innovative Approach to Understanding Opportunity Youth
The Opportunity Youth Research Project attempted to collect data from different organizations across Detroit who work with Opportunity Youth (OY) and use it to understand where OY are located. OY are typically defined as young adults 16-24 years old who are neither...
A City Offline: Bridging Detroit’s Digital Divide
As many as 40% of Detroit residents do not have an internet connection in their home (see map below). Reasons can range widely from high cost to high intimidation, and language and age to digital literacy. Regardless of the reason, any resident affected by digital...
Leveraging Local Partnerships to Teach the Fundamentals of Data
In the digital age, data is omnipresent in our daily lives – everything we do, everything we interact with, creates some form of data. Similarly, being able to understand and work with data has never been more critical in the professional world, both in the for-profit...
Unresolved Detroit Restaurant Health Code Violations and Other Findings
In March of 2019, the City of Detroit’s Health Department released extensive data concerning health inspections in restaurants and other food establishments. Information can be found on specific establishments, including individual violation reports and summaries,...
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