The document discusses the role of data analysis in addressing social issues, highlighting projects like Crisis Text Line and initiatives aimed at disaster response and public health. It emphasizes the importance of communication, human-centered design, and the use of data to streamline processes and measure impact. Various examples illustrate the potential for data-driven solutions in addressing challenges such as homelessness and foodborne illnesses.

1. #DataForGoodHow to change world using data analysis
Maxim Tereschenko
Product Owner, Zoomdata

2. Jake Porway

3. ● 60+ projects
● 7000+ volunteers
● 6 international chapters

4. Finding problems can be harder than finding solutions1

5. Communication is more important than technology2

6. We must design for people3

7. ● 17,293,596 text messages
● 100,000 conversations
● 36,000 unique texters
● 500 crisis specialists

8. http://www.crisistextline.org/trends/

9. How can we measure the value that the texters are getting?

11. ● thatched ● metal

12. Is there a way to streamline the identification of poor villages—a time-
consuming element of the process—by using data and technology?

13. Wet Dry Hazy Cloudy
Different Thresholds
Different Conditions

14. ● number of roofs ● proportion metal
village-level metal roof
proportion

16. ~294 000
Reviews
July 1, 2012–March 31, 2013
Text Classification
Program
● Words: "sick," "vomit," "diarrhea," or
"food poisoning"
● > 2 or more persons
● An incubation period ≥10 hours
27 Interviews
893
Reviews
Actions for
3 restaurants

17. 294
000
Reviews
Analyzed
893
Score >= 0.5
293
107
499
consistent with
foodborne illness
468 129 27
394
recent or
potentially recent
illness
(< 4 weeks)
two or more
illness persons
Interviews
accepted
31 339 102
Interviews weren’t
accepted
3
problematic
restaurants

18. Sharing Data To Learn About Homelessness
Clustering Arts Organizations Help Nepal earthquake victims
Finding Missing Children

19. Big Data &
Data Analysis
Fundamental
journalistic
materials
News Feed
Lectures and
seminars on
data journalism
Analytical Journalism Center
.org.ua

22. Act #2171

23. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxter
maxim.tereschenko@gmail.com
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