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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Sep 5

My team at the Pew Research Center is hiring!

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Computational Social Science Assistant, Data Labs

Position Summary The Computational Social Science Assistant works with other staff at Data Labs to produce original research that expands on the work of the Pew Research Center using new methods, data...

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · May 28

More from our recent report using web browsing data:

Respondents tended to visit pages mentioning AI in generic terms, marketing language, brand names. pewrsr.ch/4kDb6I5

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · May 27

After looking at 1 month of web browsing data from US Adults we found that relatively few respondents visited a news article that discussed AI in a meaningful context. Read more at www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20...

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · May 23

New from Data Labs @pewresearch.org
One month of web browsing data shows most respondents visited a search page with an AI-generated summary, but visits to in-depth content about AI were much rarer. pewrsr.ch/4kDb6I5

What Web Browsing Data Tells Us About How AI Appears Online

One month of web browsing data shows most respondents visited a search page with an AI-generated summary, but visits to in-depth content about AI were much rarer.

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · May 15

The Data Labs team at @pewresearch.org is at #AAPOR! Should you trust LLMs to code survey open ends? It’s complicated! Come find out more at 430pm in Midway 5.

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Andrew Daniller @adaniller.bsky.social · Apr 23

An overwhelming majority of Democrats (91%) and most Republicans (65%) say that, if a federal court rules that an action by the Trump administration is illegal, the administration has to follow the court’s ruling and stop its action.
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Bar chart: Most Americans say the Trump administration would need to stop an action if a federal court ruled it illegal

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Oct 8

TikTok accounts that post about news or politics often discuss other topics as well

Read more at www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20...

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Oct 8

New from our team at @pewresearch.org Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics
Read more at:
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Who U.S. Adults Follow on TikTok

American TikTok users follow far more pop culture and entertainment accounts than news and politics ones.

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Claudia Deane @cdeane.bsky.social · Sep 10

Profs: Have to help students understand the good, bad and ugly of pre-election polling? We gotcha... www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Key things to know about election polling in the United States

The real environment in which polls are conducted bears little resemblance to the idealized settings presented in textbooks.

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Andrew Daniller @adaniller.bsky.social · Sep 10

More from our new survey: Women are divided over whether Harris' gender will help or hurt her with voters. Black and Asian voters are also divided on whether Harris’ race and ethnicity will help her or hurt her.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

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Kelsey Starr @madeofstarrstuff.bsky.social · Sep 4

New from me and @kirsten-lesage.bsky.social for Pew Research!

South Koreans and #Korean Americans differ significantly when it comes to #religion. Koreans in the U.S. are more likely than South Koreans to be #Christian.
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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yes! It's definitely something we have encountered before with our work on Twitter and is generally common with social media platforms.

We've written a little bit about that here:
www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2021...

Contending with the 80/20 rule when studying online behavior

The Pareto principle, or “80/20 rule,” holds that in many systems, a minority of cases produce the majority of outcomes.

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Sono Shah @sshah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content

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How U.S. Adults Use TikTok

Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good news -- the Pew Research Center starter pack is here! You can follow my smart & witty colleagues here -
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Please share this Starter Pack with anyone who might want more Pew Research in their feed. 🌐 🧪