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Data Mining for the Social Sciences
We live in a world of big data: the amount of information collected on human behavior each day is staggering, and exponentially greater than at any time in the past. Additionally, powerful algorithms are capable of churning through seas of data to uncover patterns. Providing a simple and accessible ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations?
The steady expansion of college enrollment rates over the last generation has been heralded as a major step toward reducing chronic economic disparities. But many of the policies that broadened access to higher education—including affirmative action, open admissions, and need-based financial aid—hav... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007