Outliers in a Triathlon
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February 26, 2020
How do you identify an "outlier" in a triathlon?
Hiding Data in Images
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February 23, 2020
Images are one of the most common types of data that people view on the internet, but could they be hiding more than the eye can see?
Visualizing My Runs in 2019 (and 2018)
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January 20, 2020
A visualization of my runs in 2019 using R, with buttons allowing comparisons for my runs in 2018.
Hong Kong on Reddit
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September 22, 2019
The recent Hong Kong protests have garnered much media attention. Reddit, one of the largest social media communities, has its own communities with different takes on the protests. Here, we take a look at four notable ones.
Pacing at the Boston Marathon
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May 04, 2019
Insights and animated charts of the paces and splits of Boston Marathon runners.
Puns, Ranked from Best to Worst
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April 01, 2019
After 508 individuals each rated some puns, I sorted them by average score. How far down the list can you go?
Modeling Heart Rate Recovery with Nonlinear Regression
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January 09, 2019
Nonlinear regression models can succeed where linear models fail and highly complex models cannot be interpreted. Using heart rate data I collected from my runs, I demonstrate how my heart rate recovers after stopping as a function of temperature and rest time.
What is my Lottery Ticket Actually Worth?
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December 09, 2018
When you buy a lottery ticket, how much is it worth to you? Is the giant jackpot the main draw, or do you find the other prizes alluring? Using expected utility, we can see that tickets are worth much less than you may already think.
Evaluate My Lottery Ticket!
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December 07, 2018
What is the expected value of a lottery ticket, and is it actually worth it just for the jackpot? With this tool, you can look at what any number of tickets are worth, with a highly customizeable input.
What Are The Chances That Your Vote Makes a Difference?
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November 12, 2018
What is the chance that your vote, or even all of your friends votes, matter in an election? This is a small application that can figure that out for you, accompanied by some graphs and explanations that should make it easier to understand.
What Age do Kids Start Going Trick-or-Treating, and When do They Stop?
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October 22, 2018
When do kids start going trick or treating, and when are they "too cool" to continue going? Using survey data and a variety of statistical techniques, answers to these questions can be found to a certain level of statistical confidence.
Halloween in Wordclouds
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October 21, 2018
Halloween and candies described in word clouds from survey data.
Costumes of Halloween
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October 20, 2018
Which Halloween costumes have been the most popular, and which are the most similar? Visualizations of these with analysis using survey data from Americans across the country.
Learning Strategies through Reinforcement Learning
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August 31, 2018
Reinforcement learning can be used to teach computers to perform complex tasks. In this lecture, I discuss two of my board game + reinforcement learning projects as a guest lecturer for STAT 385 at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
What Kinds of Fireworks Do We Celebrate With?
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July 02, 2018
What kinds of fireworks do people use most often on Fourth of July in the US? With some survey data and weighting techniques, we can see some general statistics about fireworks usage.
Wordclouds of America
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July 02, 2018
Wordclouds of how Americans describe America
Fixing Survey Samples by Raking Weights
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June 24, 2018
If your sample populations are skewed by gender, race, age group, or any other segment, you can use raking to weight your data and get more accurate estimates.
What do People Do for Their Moms on Mothers Day?
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May 13, 2018
What do people do for their moms on Mother's Day? I sampled a small group of people and got a rough idea of different ways people show their love and appreciation.
Reinforcement Learning for the Game of Splendor
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May 04, 2018
Neural networks and reinforcement are used to teach a computer how to play the board game of Splendor. The process of training the network and its architecture are explained.
The Community of Garlicoin, the New Meme Cryptocurrency
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April 09, 2018
Garlicoin is the hottest new meme cryptocurrency. I surveyed about 200 of its enthusiasts to get a good idea of what the community looked like and what they thought about the cryptocurrency.