We know that good data empowers citizens and leaders to make better decisions. To that end, we’ve created a tool for parents, staff and district leadership in USD 259 to help you visualize the trends happening in your school or across the District.
Author: Joy Eakins
Live! The Spike That Wasn’t
We’re breaking out key elements of data maturity from Part 1 – Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra.
The Spike that Wasn’t
We look back at the July 14, 2020 report by the The White House Corona Virus Task Force that spawned headlines and government action for a “spike” on July 6. But was there truly a spike? What if a data error misled us all
Key Metrics and Analysis for Kansas
Kansas hospitalizations, deaths, cases, and estimated infectious (contagious) cases for Kansas.
Overdose Cardiac Arrests More than Doubled during Lockdowns
KDHE Hospital Capacity Dashboard Plagued with Accuracy Issues
KDHE’s hospital capacity data is plagued with accuracy issues.
New Hospital Admit Analysis
Live! Breaking down our Part 1 Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra – Communication
We’re breaking out key elements of data maturity from Part 1 – Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra.
COVID Death Date Analysis
We’ve curated a set of visualizations and trends to help you see what’s happening as KDHE reconciles their vital statistics.
Live! Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra, Part 1
In Part 1 of our series, review the key elements of a mature data culture as applied to KDHE’s reporting for the COVID-19 pandemic
Sedgwick County School Gating Criteria Update 11/3
Incidences, positive tests, and trends are all up – higher than we’ve been to date. So what do the experts think?
October Death Reconciliations
Now that October is over, we’ve updated our analysis of the death data and the impact of KDHE’s reconciliation process.
Percent Positive Wrong on KDHE Portal
KDHE miscalculates the percent positive test rates.
Hospital Capacity Errors at KDHE
KDHE was missing up to 200 ICU beds in the data published on October 29. The data eventually showed up after we asked about it – with no notice to users.
Analysis – Probable Cases
Since KDHE adopted the CDC’s new Probable Case definition, new probable cases increased by 435% while positive test results increased by about 75%. Check out our Live! video and learn more.