Datasets Digest: marijuana legalization | veteran demographics | radio play predictions
America had an eventful and emotional week, to say the least. Apart from the election, this week also saw expanded legal access to marijuana in several states and the celebration of our 97th Veterans Day.
Data-as-distraction? Sure, let’s try it…
Support for legal marijuana in the US
via @health
Public support for legalizing marijuana has now reached 60% — its highest level in Gallup’s 47-year trend. Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota all expanded legal access to marijuana this week. Maybe nationwide legalization isn’t such a pipe dream. What do you think?
Veteran populations by state
via @veteransaffairs
Today marks the 98th anniversary of the end of World War I, and the 97th celebration of Veterans Day in the US — previously “Armistice Day” until renamed in 1954. The Department of Veterans Affairs states there are over 4.5 million veterans in the US today. How many veterans live in your state? To find out, explore visualizations in the Total Vets by State query.
Radio play analysis
via @jasonmotylinski
Here’s a really cool data project. @jasonmotylinski’s goal is to predict when an artist will be played on the radio for a given day. Using 2013–2015 playlists for Minnesota radio station 89.3 “The Current” and some prediction code, he’s put together an analysis to predict what will be played on a Thursday. Learn more about this project in the dataset discussion.
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Here are some cool data people & orgs to connect with!
Emily M. Church @emilymchurch
Director of Education and Impact, XPRIZE Learning. Civic tech. Social good. Ph.D. from UCLA.
Aaron Hoffman @aaronhoffman
Entrepreneur.
Denver @denver
The mile high city.
Special thanks to Ian Greenleigh, Brandon Gadoci, Selene Arrazolo, Dashiel Lopez Mendez & Len Fishman
