iSchool Capstone

Analytics Tool to Understand COVID-19 Economic Impacts and Evaluate Programmatic Options

Project tags:

data science & visualization

equity & inclusion

social justice

The City of Seattle seeks to answer the question: “How might we understand the economic fallout of COVID-19 from a data perspective and identify where interventions could be most effective?” Our team experimented with locational and demographic data to gain a comprehensive view of the economic impacts residents face due to COVID-19. These deliverables include block-specific maps and predictive regression models to see which areas and groups are most economically vulnerable to COVID-19. The resulting deliverables assist City Departments in making data-informed decisions to help shape City policies and programs and inform the larger city ecosystem of community-based organizations.

Project participants:

Peter Carlson

MSIM

Ruizhe Wang

MSIM

Nataliya Muzyka

MSIM

Billy Yu

MSIM