What is machine learning, and how does it work?

This video from our Methods 101 series explains the basics of machine learning and how it allows researchers at the Center to analyze data on a large scale. The post What is machine learning, and how does it work? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Condemning Racism

We are committed to hearing and addressing the experiences of people of color—as well as confronting racism and working for a better America. The post Condemning Racism appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Methodology

In this data essay, we analyzed the national and state-level shifts in racial and ethnic makeup of the United States electorate from 2000 to 2018. The post Methodology appeared first on Pew Research Center.

How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency

Donald Trump’s four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history. The post How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Methodology

The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in both […]

A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic

The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response. The post A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Tehran’s new Catholic archbishop is ordained: ‘Offer the light of the Gospel’

CNA—A Franciscan friar was ordained archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan this week and commissioned to “offer the light of the Gospel” in Iran. Archbishop Dominique Mathieu, 57, was consecrated in Rome in the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles on Feb. 16, the feast of St. Maruthas, the fourth-century bishop and patron saint of Iran. Cardinal Leonardo…

The Great Saint Patrick of Ireland – HIS OWN WRITINGS!

I visited Westport Ireland three years ago in search of my grandmother’s (Cahill) birth certificate. It is a beautiful place on the West Coast of Ireland, north of Galway. It lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick which is named in honor of Saint Patrick, the apostle and patron of Ireland and the Irish race.…