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    3. Most common petition subjects

    In addition to measuring the overall volume of petitions on “We the People,” Pew Research Center also conducted a content analysis to determine which issues resonated with users of the site.[4. numoffset=”4″ In this analysis, researchers coded up to two different topics for each petition. See the methodology for details.] This analysis finds that a few […]

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    Methodology

    Results for this study are based on telephone interviews conducted by SSRS, an independent research company, for Pew Research Center among a nationally representative sample of 1,507 Latino respondents ages 18 and older. It was conducted on cellular and landline telephones from Aug. 23 through Sept. 21, 2016. For the full sample, a total of […]

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    Theme 3: Humanity and human judgment are lost when data and predictive modeling become paramount

    Many respondents said that as people put too much faith in data, humanity can be lost. Some argued that because technology corporations and, sometimes, governments are most often the agencies behind the code, algorithms are written to optimize efficiency and profitability without much thought about the possible societal impacts of the data modeling and analysis. […]

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    The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online

    Experts are split on whether the coming years will see less misinformation online. Those who foresee improvement hope for technological and societal solutions. Others say bad actors using technology can exploit human vulnerabilities.

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    Middle Class Fortunes in Western Europe

    From 1991 to 2010, the middle class expands in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but, as in the United States, shrinks in Germany, Italy and Spain

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    2. How Americans assess the job situation today and prospects for the future

    People think that jobs in this country are being reshaped. They see many forces at play: the nature of employment itself is changing; benefits and compensation are being restructured; competition is coming from multiple directions, including outsourcing, imports, and the infusion of technology in workplaces; demands are growing for higher levels of performance and retooled […]