Guest columnist

AI-assisted summary

Publicly available data from state and federal agencies informs research in various disciplines.

Data collection is an ongoing process, subject to revisions and occasional limitations, but generally reliable.

Firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner over revised job numbers threatens the integrity of nonpartisan data collection.

In my eight years as the Purdue University Fort Wayne Community Research Institute director, I rely on state and federal data in many disciplines: economics, health, demographics, public safety, and even transportation engineering. Our tax dollars fund these numbers that are available online for public review and use without a subscription or paywall. They provide unique and relevant information about our community

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