Garbage In, Policy Out: Auditing the Structural Flaws in America's Most Trusted Federal Datasets
Federal datasets like the American Community Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are foundational to US research pipelines — but embedded collection inconsistencies and demographic blind spots can silently corrupt downstream analysis. Before your next download, here is what critical data professionals need to examine. Understanding these structural limitations is no longer optional; it is a prerequisite for responsible research.