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Leveraging Paradata and AI to Improve Survey Participation RatesJanuary 2025
The steady decline in survey response rates has been a major concern for many researchers for some time. Low response rates not only erode the…
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Perspective
Westat Tools Help Protect Child PassengersSeptember 2024
Vehicle crashes are a major cause of injuries and fatalities among children, a problem safety groups in the U.S. acknowledge and work to minimize by…
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Expert Interview
Examining Nonpublic Schools and ESSA Program EngagementFebruary 2024
Are nonpublic schools making the best use of Title I funds to guarantee low-income students services so that they are career- or college-ready? And what…
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Can an Open-Source Platform Transform Public Health Reporting and Modernize Medicine?
June 23, 2025
Healthcare providers and facilities in the U.S. are required by law to report many infectious disease cases as they occur for the public’s protection, but…
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Applying Infectious Disease Research Infrastructure to Chronic Disease Prevention
June 11, 2025
Westat has coordinated a nationwide virtual research network of healthcare systems and research organizations that delivers relevant patient data to support research on respiratory disease…
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Improving Student Success Through Innovation and Research
June 2, 2025
How do you turn innovative ideas into real, measurable improvements for students? One of the major tools available to support these efforts is the Education…
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Why Are People Reluctant to Share Health App Data?
May 5, 2025
In an age where smart watches track our heart rate, apps detect our sleep patterns, and digital platforms monitor the calories we burn, the potential…
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Fine-Tuning LLMs to Improve Adverse Drug Event Detection and Reporting
April 7, 2025
The expedient, accurate detection of the severity of adverse drug events (ADEs) remains a serious challenge. Despite technological advancements, data-driven models often fail to precisely…
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Leveraging Paradata and AI to Improve Survey Participation Rates
January 6, 2025
The steady decline in survey response rates has been a major concern for many researchers for some time. Low response rates not only erode the…
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Designing Accessible Dashboards
August 1, 2024
Combing through hundreds of spreadsheets to analyze trends and patterns in the data can be a daunting task. Clients often find this process time-consuming and…
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Edwards Shares Vision for JSSAM
April 15, 2024
With 4 decades of designing and managing large, complex surveys, Westat’s Brad Edwards has decided to add another leadership position to his resume by becoming one…
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Leveraging WIC EBT Data for In-Depth Program Analysis
April 4, 2024
Since its founding 50 years ago, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been a critically needed source of food…
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Examining Nonpublic Schools and ESSA Program Engagement
February 7, 2024
Are nonpublic schools making the best use of Title I funds to guarantee low-income students services so that they are career- or college-ready? And what…
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