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?”

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Who’s Afraid of Autonomous Vehicles?

A cluster analysis suggests: actually a lot of us How do people feel about autonomous vehicles (self-driving cars), really? Is everyone as vehemently opposed or totally gung ho as they seem? Are you the only one who hasn’t yet made up your mind? With new technologies, like many things, it can be hard to appreciateContinue reading “Who’s Afraid of Autonomous Vehicles?”