Almost every day I am looking at data either for my job or personal development. A lot of the time I am looking at data that is describing something like TSA claims or the metallurgy of bicycles. As an analyst, I am always trying to synthesize stories from data to help bring insight to my […]
Read MoreA Few Helpful R Packages
There are a few packages in R that I wish I was exposed to earlier, if I had an understanding of these packages earlier I would have been on Stack Overflow less. These are some of the most common packages that I use. tidyverse #hadlyverse dplyr #grouping tidyr #reshaping ggplot2 #plotting magrittr #pipefowarding lubridate #dates […]
Read MoreSteel is Not So Real Anymore – Analysis of 25 Years of Bicycles
As an avid cyclist and bicycle mechanic, I have always taken a keen interest in how bicycles have evolved with technology. From the original modified “klunker” mountain bikes to the carbon fiber electronic shifting road bikes, bikes have come a long way and will continue to advance. We can look at this change in technology […]
Read MoreAnalysis of TSA Claims – Less than Expected
As I continue on my journey as an analyst, I keep running across interesting datasets. Over the last few weeks, I have been interested in various datasets around flying. So far I have found TSA claims from the past fifteen years and the number of passengers that have flown in the United States. Starting with […]
Read MoreDriving Sucks on Thursdays – Analysis of my Commute
I have been commuting through downtown LA for the last 6 months and have noticed some strange phenomenon over the weeks. Consistently I have found some days worse than others. Google Maps is one of my favorite applications and if I had to give up every app but one, I would save Google Maps. This […]
Read MoreWhat 9 Million Parking Tickets Says About Los Angeles
Over the last 4 years the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has given out 655 million dollars worth of parking tickets. As a resident of Southern California, I am all too familiar with walking out to my car after running inside real quick to grab my hat and finding that dreaded sun-faded white and yellow […]
Read More10 Years of Color – Analysis on my Personal Photo Collection
Following a similar trend to the analysis of Van Gogh’s painting I did, I wanted to explore my own personal photo history. Photography has been such a large part of my life the last 10 years, in fact I have managed to take about 15,000 photos. I would have never guessed I was taking so […]
Read MoreHow to “Hack” Psychology Internships
This project started because my wife will eventually need to find an internship in order to graduate from grad school. As she told me more about the process, it sounded like a headache. There are more psych students than there are psych internships. Knowing this I wanted to give her as much of a competitive […]
Read MorePixel Implementation QA with Google Speadsheets
We all know pixel implementations range from being simple such as putting an image tag on a page to a complex function that dynamically takes apart your order and creates individual pixels for each of the items in your cart. Whether you are just a simple pixel pusher or an actual developer who works with […]
Read MoreVan Gogh’s Life through his Favorite Colors
I set out to understand the life of a man through the colors he chose to use. Vincent van Gogh was an amazing painter who changed the art world more then he will ever know. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent van Gogh As Vincent declared I […]
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