Mike PechterEl Sistema Programs: Here’s How to Improve Your DataA roadmap to better, more useful dataJun 30, 2022Jun 30, 2022
Mike PechterinNerd For TechIs retention affected by the grade students enter a program?Or, the temptations of pretty diagrams.Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Mike PechterWhat factors correlate with per pupil spending rates?An analysis of state and county level spending.Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
Mike PechterinNerd For TechWhich factors are correlated with state vaccination rates?We’re nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic. At publication, 64% of the US population is fully vaccinated, with 76% having at…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Mike PechterinNerd For TechTurnout, in Oranges and ApplesMaking sense of voter turnout ratesFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Mike PechterinNerd For TechSpeed and Data StructuresThe choice of data structure has profound implications for the efficiency of an algorithm.Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
Mike PechterinNerd For TechVLOOKUP, and a toe in TableauWhenever Excel comes up in my conversations with folks in the data world, the first question I get as a gauge of my expertise is about…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Mike PechterinNerd For TechMail-In Ballot RequestsAn analysis of PA mail-in ballot requestsJul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Mike PechterinNerd For TechSimple GraphsAn example of simple visualizations yielding powerful results.Jun 26, 2021Jun 26, 2021