Thanks for sharing this! Helpful in understanding the quality and trends of EAG. More “actionable” dimensions for your consideration and analysis:
Welcomeness: first-time EAG versus repeat attendee?
We could plot “welcomeness” for first time EAGs relative to the general attendee base.
Hopefully everyone averages above a 9, but if the new attendees are lower, then it’s an avenue for further exploration (e.g. did the event not meet expectations?) and action (e.g. how can we make folks feel welcome?).
Application/attendee dropoff: US-based versus outside US?
We could plot app/attend demographics (including POC) for US-based versus non-US separately, or create disjoint groups based on geography.
Two folks mentioned at EAG that they suspected fewer POC (i.e. dropoff from application to attendance) because of the reduction in travel grants. If there are relatively more POC in non-US regions, the distance could be explanatory.
It’d be great to know if a third correlated variable (distance from the event) is more predictive here. Hopefully the dropoff is independent of demographic within the US, if not then it’s worth pursuing.
Thanks again!
(P.S. I am unable to access the underlying data at the moment of writing this comment, nbd)
Thanks for sharing this! Helpful in understanding the quality and trends of EAG. More “actionable” dimensions for your consideration and analysis:
Welcomeness: first-time EAG versus repeat attendee?
We could plot “welcomeness” for first time EAGs relative to the general attendee base.
Hopefully everyone averages above a 9, but if the new attendees are lower, then it’s an avenue for further exploration (e.g. did the event not meet expectations?) and action (e.g. how can we make folks feel welcome?).
Application/attendee dropoff: US-based versus outside US?
We could plot app/attend demographics (including POC) for US-based versus non-US separately, or create disjoint groups based on geography.
Two folks mentioned at EAG that they suspected fewer POC (i.e. dropoff from application to attendance) because of the reduction in travel grants. If there are relatively more POC in non-US regions, the distance could be explanatory.
It’d be great to know if a third correlated variable (distance from the event) is more predictive here. Hopefully the dropoff is independent of demographic within the US, if not then it’s worth pursuing.
Thanks again!
(P.S. I am unable to access the underlying data at the moment of writing this comment, nbd)
Thanks for these suggestions!
Thanks for flagging — I’ve updated the link. Let me know if you have further issues.