December 16: DigitalGov Daily Update

Content published on DigitalGov, the government-wide, collaborative platform–bringing together thousands of government innovators to share solutions to issues.   Like what you read? Pass it along to a friend or colleague!    Monthly Theme Challenges, Crowdsourcing, Citizen Science: What’s the Dif? 12/16/2015 11:10 AM EST There’s more than one way to harness the wisdom of the crowd. In honor of December’s monthly theme, we’re diving into and defining the various ways that federal agencies use public contributions to meet real needs and fulfill important objectives. Crowdsourcing Two’s company, three’s a crowd—and getting input from many is crowdsourcing. A White House […] Code The Data Briefing: Does the Federal Government Have an Obligation to Educate Open Data Users? 12/16/2015 10:00 AM EST Pop quiz on statistics and data science (answers at the end of the article): 1) I have some data on accidents at railroad crossings. One variable indicates the compass direction a railroad crossing faces (North, Northwest, Northeast, and so on). This variable is a/an: Ordinal Categorical Directional Interval 2) I have some ordinal data that […] December Events   December 17: 18F Check-In and Update   January 2016 Events    January 14: Module 7: Post-Prize Industry and the Post-Prize Impact   Like what you read? Pass it along to a friend or colleague!       Questions?   Contact Us  STAY CONNECTED:      SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:  Want a Daily Digest or Weekly Updates? Manage your preferences.  | Subscribe | Unsubscribe  |  Help This email was sent to anirudha.K.0000@blogger.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: DigitalGov · 1800 F Street, NW · Washington, DC 20405 · 202-219-0866