Monthly Archives: September 2014

Choropleth Maps Revisited

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Since my original post on choropleth maps a little over a month ago I have been thinking about ways to display all of the data in Table 1 (i.e. Reed College enrollment by state from 2007-2013) in a single choropleth … finish reading Choropleth Maps Revisited

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R Workshop on 10/1/2014

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

I will be leading a workshop on R tomorrow from 4:30 to 5:30 pm in ETC 205. The workshop is designed to be useful for users with all levels of experience. The workshop will include a basic overview of R … finish reading R Workshop on 10/1/2014

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Clickers in chemistry: a classic case of data munging

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Kristin Bott

Clickers are a common piece of educational technology across college campuses, used for in-class quizzes or to allow many voices to “speak” in a class discussion. At Reed, clickers are most commonly used in the first two years of Chemistry courses, … finish reading Clickers in chemistry: a classic case of data munging

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Data Visualizations and Presentations in R Markdown

Posted on September 19, 2014 by

Last Saturday I gave a presentation at the National Association for College Admission Counseling Conference titled “Matching the Under-Matched Student: Small Colleges and Big Data Offer Strategies for Success.” The presentation used a statistical analysis and case studies from two … finish reading Data Visualizations and Presentations in R Markdown

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FOSS4G: Geospatial tech, community, and a bird named Helen

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Kristin Bott

I recently returned from a week of workshops, presentations, networking, and general nerdery with an incredible group of people: open source geospatial developers, users, and other spatially-focused folk from across the globe.

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The PARC image and its software

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Joe Janiga

In this post I would like to introduce you to the PARC’s computers and the software that runs on them. The software on our computers is performing arts focused. We do have some standard programs, like Microsoft Office and Express Scribe, but … finish reading The PARC image and its software

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