Perspective

Can Machine Learning Automate the Creation of Data Catalogs?

August 5, 2024

Many research and evaluation questions can be answered using extant data from surveys, program evaluations, and administrative data. Data catalogs help support the use of…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

How can we monitor and learn trends about Lyme disease?

Using a data coordinating center for Lyme disease surveillance

Conference

AI Day for Federal Statistics Features Westat Experts

April 26, 2024

What are the applications and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) concerning federal statistics? Westat staff will be sharing insights at the AI Day for Federal…

Conference

2024 Tableau Conference: Perry on Equitable Dashboards

April 23, 2024

Karmen Perry, a Westat Research Analyst for Social Policy and Economics Research, will present at the 2024 Tableau Conference, to be held on April 30…

In the News

Westat Sponsors Food for Thought Challenge

September 7, 2023

The Coleridge Initiative team has published a case study on the Food for Thought Challenge that focuses on how data science is used to solve…

In the News

Can Machine Learning Efficiently Evaluate Interviewer Performance?

August 1, 2023

Computer-assisted recorded interviewing (CARI) is a boon to researchers in monitoring interviewer performance, but the needed verification and coding can be labor intensive and slow…

Team Member

Gizem Korkmaz

Associate Vice President

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

How can text data be quickly and accurately processed?

Using natural language processing and deep learning to classify comments in MEPS

U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Can machine learning techniques analyze qualitative focus group data effectively?

Using data science techniques to enhance perceptual learning