Note: Links have been corrected. Thanks to Natalia Sadkov for pointing out my mistake! I’ve been quiet for a bit because I bought a fixer-upper house and it’s time-consuming! But somewhere in there I found time to write an email to someone asking for career advice for starting off in his data journey. I doContinue reading “Starting off in Data: All the Advice I Can Think Of (Part 1)”
Category Archives: Coding
Working with Census data has never been easier
tidycensus, the R package you didn’t know you needed This is a post for R nerds or people who don’t know why they should become R nerds but are willing to be convinced. In my job I have worked with a lot of Census and American Community Survey data. I built a PowerBI dashboard toContinue reading “Working with Census data has never been easier”
Car Keys or Bike Helmet?
Decision trees and why it’s so hard to predict non-car trips, or any rare event. Introduction This analysis dives into some key transportation habits of residents of the Seattle/Puget Sound region. I particularly look at mode choice: what type of transportation (car, transit, bike, etc.) people use to take a given trip. As a transportationContinue reading “Car Keys or Bike Helmet?”
View post to subscribe to site newsletter.
Nerd on the Bus 