In The Loop

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Data Detectives

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Abstract

A 2020 collaboration between DePaul and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) filled in missing racial data in the city’s COVID-19 case surveillance system to facilitate a more informed, racially equitable response. Using the algorithm an application was designed that lets CDPH researchers quickly receive calculated racial information when they enter surnames and zip codes. The application design team hopes to build other factors into the app, such as occupation, to improve its COVID-19 predictive modeling.

Recommended Citation

(2020) "Data Detectives," In The Loop: Vol. 1 : Iss. 15 , Article 7.
Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/intheloop/vol1/iss15/7