Arie Spirgel
Arie Spirgel
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Which NBA First Name Creates the Best Starting Five?
Michael. Larry. Moses. Mention these names to the most casual of NBA fans, and they know that you mean Jordan, Bird, and Malone, and …
arie
Last updated on May 27, 2020
nba
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, …
arie
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 …
arie
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 …
arie
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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