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Statistical education software tool usage
I think I found a significant error in one of the figures of a journal paper about statistical teaching software usage. What next?
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Song titles appearing in lyrics
Where does a song’s title appear within its lyrics, and does it depend on genre?
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Non-consecutive sudoku and roping
I had to find out for myself: Yes, it is possible to have a non-consecutive constraint without roping in sudoku.
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Population Christmas tree
Why does the population pyramid for Manchester look like a Christmas tree?
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US County Multi-points
One visual map diagnostic is to plot the coordinates of the points in the polygons and color by the number of occurrences of that point. Two adjacent polygons should share exactly the same coordinates along the shared edges, so interior points should have at least two occurrences.
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Do look away for insights
A small study on the usefulness of breaking a smooth fitted curve plus an interesting side discovery.
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Unmixing Bob Ross
Lightweight exploration of Bob Ross paint colors for a data visualization challenge, including my own happy accident.
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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.
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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.











