Raw Data Studies

Raw Data Studies

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  • Do look away for insights

    Do look away for insights

    A small study on the usefulness of breaking a smooth fitted curve plus an interesting side discovery.

    May 29, 2023
  • Unmixing Bob Ross

    Unmixing Bob Ross

    Lightweight exploration of Bob Ross paint colors for a data visualization challenge, including my own happy accident.

    February 25, 2023
  • Exploring Radio Paradise playlist data

    Exploring Radio Paradise playlist data

    I finally have an application for all the Radio Paradise playlist data I’ve been collecting for year: detecting their 2022 format refresh.

    January 21, 2023
  • Disaggregating Google Trends data

    Disaggregating Google Trends data

    Going from monthly to daily trends data to question the claim of a “move to Canada” spike after the 2020 Biden election.

    January 8, 2023
  • Climate assessment color gradients

    Climate assessment color gradients

    How many ways can you draw a color gradient chart legend? I found plenty in the National Climate Assessment reports.

    January 7, 2023
  • Constrained jitter

    Constrained jitter

    A brief review of dot plot jitter methods and a study of one example from a Nature article.

    October 29, 2022
  • Scented candle reviews

    Scented candle reviews

    I collected new data to take a closer look at the scented-candle/Covid19 relationship and found a new connection not related to smell.

    July 12, 2022
  • Quordle/Octordle starting triplets

    Quordle/Octordle starting triplets

    Four ways to evaluate starting Quordle word triplets using partition counting and simulation.

    June 26, 2022
  • All but significant trends

    All but significant trends

    Fitted lines are useful as first order approximations, but it’s often useful to look a little deeper. In the process of exploring a paper’s time trends, I found an unexpected data processing issue.

    April 18, 2022
  • Warming stripes by latitude

    Warming stripes by latitude

    Trying to adapt the warming stripes graphic with latitude bands, with a detour to import NetCDF data on an equally-spaced global grid.

    February 27, 2022
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Raw Data Studies

by Xan Gregg

 

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