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Based on eviction rates and per capita evictions, compare Massachusetts to other states, Boston to other major cities, and / or Massachusetts counties.
- Correlate potentially relevant demographic, economic, and policy factors between states / cities / countieswith evictions and perform causal inference.
- Determine statistical significance of evictions in small population groups, where necessary (i.e. identify outliers).
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Model trends in Massachusetts evictions over time on state, city or county level
- Correlate with potentially relevant trends in demographic and economic factors or policy changes
- Predict future trends in evictions (to identify where they are getting better or worse)
- Reliability of tenant expectations for eviction (Census Household Pulse Survey)
- Ability to identify and classify policy factors
- Frequency / time scale of available data points (primarily for time series modelling)
- Availability of city or county specific data
- Reliability of eviction counts