Jen Luker noted, “As amazing as @github is, it is a tool designed…
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GitHub is meant to track code
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Maps of natural disasters and extreme weather
For The Washington Post, Tim Meko mapped floods, tornados, hurricanes, extreme temperatures, wildfires,…
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Visualization Tools and Resources, April 2019 Roundup; Visualize This Reboot
Every month I collect the new tools, resources, and datasets. Here they are for April.
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Playing the odds for record-breaking Jeopardy! wins
James Holzhauer is the new hotness on Jeopardy! with Daily Double hunting, big…
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Damian Lillard’s Game-Winner in Context
Here are all the playoff threes he’s made in his playoff career, plus some R code.
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When bad data leads to a disappearing neighborhood
Caitlin Dewey for OneZero describes the case of the Fruit Belt neighborhood in…
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Does the first to 100 points usually win in the NBA?
Los Angeles Clippers commentator Ralph Lawler has a saying: “First to 100 wins.…
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How to Make a Moving Bubble Chart, Based on a Dataset
Ooo, bubbles… It’s not the most visually efficient method, but it’s one of the more visually satisfying ones.
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Stephen Curry scores every arena’s popcorn
I marked this article for later reading. It’s about Stephen Curry’s love of…
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A more detailed view of the Mueller Report
By now we’ve all seen the zoomed out thumbnail view of the Mueller…
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Explore generative models and latent space with a simple spreadsheet interface
Generative models can seem like a magic box where you plug in observed…
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Redacted
The redacted version (pdf) of the Mueller report was released today. Here’s the…
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DataCamp noindex (The Process #36)
The welcoming nature of the data community was one of the reasons I switched to Statistics. Let’s keep it that way.
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Exploring data to form better questions
Feeding off the words of John Tukey, Roger Peng proposes a search for…
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What happened at Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame in Paris, France was on fire. The New York Times describes what…
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Facial recognition machine for $60
For The New York Times, Sahil Chinoy on privacy and how easy it…
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Percentage of Households in Each Income Level
What percentage of households fall into lower-, middle-, and upper-income levels when you adjust for household size?
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Comparing the potential cost of Medicare for everyone
For The Upshot, Josh Katz, Kevin Quealy, and Margot Sanger-Katz, consulted economists to…
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What Qualifies as Middle-Income in Each State
The meaning of “middle-income” changes a lot depending on where you live and your household size.
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Shifting to Responsive Charts, Tools for Mobile (The Process #35)
In this issue I go over my somewhat delayed shift towards making charts that work in different screen sizes and the tools that work for me.