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Add a data quality/sourcing/disclaimer page/footer #30

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nmately opened this issue Oct 6, 2023 · 2 comments
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Add a data quality/sourcing/disclaimer page/footer #30

nmately opened this issue Oct 6, 2023 · 2 comments

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nmately commented Oct 6, 2023

We should sure our data is clearly sourced with links (if possible) to the sources (not necessarily the full query or raw data unless that's easy; maybe just a link to e.g. NetFile), along with a brief description or disclaimer about the data's coverage and limitations (if any; for example does it include ALL donations, only those over a certain amount, are there any anonymous donations/ways of obscuring the donation source. for example someone mentioned that we can't necessarily assume exact name matches on donors that might be/represent the same people or groups? might be worth including.

This could be a general footer at the bottom of each page, or an "about the data" page that covers the whole tool/site, or if we have data from multiple sources or changing sources for whatever reason maybe a small sourcing line at the bottom of each data table (think how google maps, depending on where you are looking, might have "data from so-and-so-satellite company" or "some imagery courtesy tomtom navigation" or whatever

jeremiak added a commit that referenced this issue Oct 12, 2023
Refs #30 because it suggested some of these questions
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@nmately Thanks for opening the issue! Mind taking a look at #28 to see if it addresses the questions you have or if it's missing anything?

jeremiak added a commit that referenced this issue Oct 12, 2023
* Add basic about the data section

* Fix typo

* Clean up code comments

Remove the browse officials code that was commented out.

* Include some more info in About the data section

Refs #30 because it suggested some of these questions

* Address build error

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Co-authored-by: Nate <nw3455@gmail.com>
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This comment from @rileyschenck also should be included on the list of documented things:

One slight quibble would be the wording of "Below is each elected representative and all of the people and organizations who have given them campaign contributions *during their time in local elected office." *

The campaign totals would also include campaign cash raised while still a candidate before being elected to office too, which could potentially be multiple campaigns over multiple years before they took office.

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