I’ve now posted the National YRBS data, 2015-2023, here. I’ll add the state and district data soon.

www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...

I have a 99.8% snapshot of all zipped files from CDC Vital Statistics Online as of today. Documentation pdfs too. The one missing file was cut off part way 🤷‍♂️ will try again from time to time. Anyone needs anything reach out

At a point of potential transformation of America's public health policies, @mmather.bsky.social @prbdata.bsky.social on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social @wnyc.org speaks on the last hundred years of mortality shifts in the US. #Demography www.wnyc.org/story/100-ye...

I've turned my intro to R workshop into a free open-access book: The R Workshop 🌟 Perfect for R beginners, with more chapters coming soon! Check it out: www.r-workshop.org

Prefer live instruction? Join my 2-day virtual workshop Jan 15-16 via Instats. Details: instats.org/seminar/intr...

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I've been working with a variety of #LLM / #GenAI interfaces in #Python, but I haven't found one that does exactly what I need in a streamlined way.

The new chatlas package from Posit may be just that. It supports multiple providers, structured data outputs, and more!

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New methodological research in Demography. This study has been in the works for 5+ years! The paper demonstrates how population researchers can use more efficient web/mail approaches to conduct national surveys that replicate estimates from more costly FTF approaches.

doi.org/10.1215/0070...

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