Arie Spirgel
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Tidying IPEDS Data in R
If you’ve downloaded enough data from the IPEDS Data Center using the “Compare Institutions” interface, you’ve probably realized that, …
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Last updated on Apr 7, 2020
education
Why Use R for Institutional Research? Part 1, Many Models
Introduction I first heard about R when I was in graduate school in 2008 and fellow students used it to analyze their data. I didn’t …
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Last updated on Apr 7, 2020
institutional research
Fellow R Instructors: Beware of the Curse of Knowledge!
The Curse of Knowledge in Everyday Life Several years ago my friend Lauren asked me for my recipe for BBQ seitan. I love food-related …
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Last updated on Feb 14, 2020
education
ggplot2: Going Beyond the Defaults
With ggplot2 - the ubiquitous tool for making plots in R - you can create beautiful data visualizations without doing much to the …
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Last updated on Apr 7, 2020
visualization
A Brief History of NBA Three-Point Attempts: 1998 to 2018 Seasons
On October 29, 2018, in a game against the Chicago Bulls, Klay Thompson attempted 24 three-pointers, making 14 of them; both marks set …
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Last updated on Mar 10, 2020
nba
An Analysis of Gender Disparity Among Higher Education Chief Administrators
The chief administrator job of a higher education institution is, as the title implies, the pinnacle of careers in academic …
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Last updated on Mar 10, 2020
education
Popularity of Various Data Analytic Tools at AIR Forums
Data: It’s become a cliche to say that it’s everywhere and in quantities that are unimaginable. But data in its raw form, whether in a …
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Last updated on Apr 7, 2020
education
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