NickDoesDatainTowards Data ScienceDid National Anthem Protests Cause Your Area Sports Team to Lose?: A Statistical AnalysisLast week, President Trump gave a speech in Alabama where he suggested NFL players should be fired for taking a knee in protest during the…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017
NickDoesDataVisualizing Geographic Data in RMaps have become one of the most popular ways of visualizing data. They are aesthetically pleasing and require little explanation. But all…Jul 12, 20171Jul 12, 20171
NickDoesDataApplying Bayes Theorem: Simulating the Monty Hall Problem with PythonThe Monty Hall problem was first featured on the classic game show “Let’s make a Deal”. In the final segment of the show, contestants were…Jan 10, 20173Jan 10, 20173
NickDoesDataVisualizing Time-Series Change* The Python code and data used for this post can be found hereJan 10, 2017Jan 10, 2017
NickDoesDataWe Are Looking at the Unemployment Rate Incorrectly Part III: Redefining the Unemployment RateThis past Friday, the Bureau of Labor statistics released the final jobs report of 2016. The report stated:Jan 10, 2017Jan 10, 2017
NickDoesDataWe Are Looking at the Unemployment Rate Incorrectly Part II: What is a job?**This is the second part of a multi-part series examining issues with the unemployment rate. Part I can be found here. Interactive…Dec 14, 2016Dec 14, 2016
NickDoesDataWe Are Looking at the Unemployment Rate Incorrectly Part I: An Introduction**This is the first part of a multi-part series examining issues with the unemployment rate. Links to the subsequent parts will be added to…Dec 7, 2016Dec 7, 2016