In the Pew analysis we see the importance of not only mentioning one source of data. The decrease in recidivism in the United States was the topic and main focus of the analysis made. However, the Pew article mentioned important data trends that both directly and indirectly influence the argument made. The article mentions both the decrease in crime rates on the state level and the decrease in incarceration which is vital data information to consider when analyzing the recidivism in the U.S. So how does this relate to the wage gap of gay employees? In the study hundreds of pieces of information are mentioned that standing alone would have no relevance. The study doesn’t only look at the wage gap between different-sex males and same-sex males, but it analysis how that wage gap is compared and influence by other wage gaps — such as women or black workers. Looking back at Julia Middlebrook’s post from last week, she mentions how we can answer macroeconomics questions by looking at microeconomic trends. Approaching data from different angles, as she mentions, and as we see in the studies discussed above is vital to understanding data at a deeper level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Pew analysis we see the importance of not only mentioning one source of data. The decrease in recidivism in the United States was the topic and main focus of the analysis made. However, the Pew article mentioned important data trends that both directly and indirectly influence the argument made. The article mentions both … <\/p>\n

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