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=== Data Visualization ===
 
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Facilitated by Amanda Hickman - [https://github.com/amandabee github.com/amandabee]
 
Facilitated by Amanda Hickman - [https://github.com/amandabee github.com/amandabee]
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Syllabus, Cheat Sheets, etc. [http://amandabee.github.io/CUNY-data-skills/ amandabee.github.io/CUNY-data-skills]
  
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Syllabus, Cheat Sheets, etc. [http://amandabee.github.io/CUNY-data-skills/ amandabee.github.io/CUNY-data-skills]
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* Reasons to want data
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** Focus on a population
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** Evidence for a claim you're making is actually true
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** Reduce harm
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* When we're talking about data, we're talking about something in a spreadsheet that you can chop up and analyze and such
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** A PDF is not data yet, because it's basically a picture.
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*** Tabula from Nerd Powerful is a great tool for pulling data from PDF tables
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** Charts and maps are not data because you can't really reverse engineer them
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* Where to find it
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** Librarians. They live for this
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** Open data portals
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*** Open data is a set of laws that governments are required to put out public data
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** Ask for sources on reports and charts that you see
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*** If you see a great visualization, then you should call up the authors to try and get their data
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** Academics
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*** PhD's have great data that will never be seen because they're academics and thus write unintelligibly
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** SF Indicators Project
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** Census
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** American Community Survey
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** CensusReporter.org
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** Bureau of Labor Statistics
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** Community Expenditure Survey
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** Various public health departments
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** Think tanks
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** <span style="font: 14.0px 'Helvetica Neue'">Freedom of Information Act</span> (FOIA) / Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
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*** Muck Rock will help you out on doing a FOIA request.
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**** Check out examples of letters they've sent, and their boiler plate letters
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**** They'll alert you about timeline stuff
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*** There may be costs involved
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*** This is kinda your last resort
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*** When making a request, ask for the person who's responsible, not just a receptionist. You need someone to hold accountable
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** Geo Commons
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*** Very open set of geographical data sets
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*** Great for polygons like districts
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** Planning Departments
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** Cicero
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*** Legislation
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** Sunlight Foundation
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* Strategies for getting data and analyzing
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** If someone tells you they don't have the data, that's not the end. They can help you find it.
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** Ask for the name of their database
 +
** Ask for the specs of the database they're using
 +
** Get a lawyer if they claim that giving you data is a threat to homeland security
 +
** Ask for possible costs up front
 +
** Ask StackExchange
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** NICAR
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* Working with Data
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** Provenance matters
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*** Especially if you're using open data from places like Geo Commons. You need to understand where the data came from
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** Not everything should be data
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* Tools
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** Hard
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*** R + RStudio
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*** QGIS
 +
** Medium
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*** [https://cartodb.com/ Carto DB]
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*** [http://www.highcharts.com/ High Charts]
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*** Mapbox
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*** D3
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** Easy
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*** [https://quartz.github.io/Chartbuilder/ Chart Builder]
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** Geo Coders
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*** Texas A&amp;M has a good tool
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*** [https://github.com/amandabee/CUNY-data-storytelling/wiki/Tip-Sheet:-Geocoding#promising-rumors Check her site]
  
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#### Reasons to want data
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[[Category:2015 Bakersfield]][[Category:Data]]
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* Focus on a population
 
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* Evidence for a claim you're making is actually true
 
−
* Reduce harm
 
−
#### When we're talking about data, we're talking about something in a spreadsheet that you can chop up and analyze and such
 
−
* A PDF is not data yet, because it's basically a picture.
 
−
** Tabula from Nerd Powerful is a great tool for pulling data from PDF tables
 
−
* Charts and maps are not data because you can't really reverse engineer them
 
−
#### Where to find it
 
−
* Librarians. They live for this
 
−
* Open data portals
 
−
** Open data is a set of laws that governments are required to put out public data
 
−
* Ask for sources on reports and charts that you see
 
−
** If you see a great visualization, then you should call up the authors to try and get their data
 
−
* Academics
 
−
** PhD's have great data that will never be seen because they're academics and thus write unintelligibly
 
−
* SF Indicators Project
 
−
* Census
 
−
* American Community Survey
 
−
* CensusReporter.org
 
−
* Bureau of Labor Statistics
 
−
* Community Expenditure Survey
 
−
* Various public health departments
 
−
* Think tanks
 
−
* <span style="font: 14.0px 'Helvetica Neue'">Freedom of Information Act</span> (FOIA) / Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
 
−
** Muck Rock will help you out on doing a FOIA request.
 
−
*** Check out examples of letters they've sent, and their boiler plate letters
 
−
*** They'll alert you about timeline stuff
 
−
** There may be costs involved
 
−
** This is kinda your last resort
 
−
** When making a request, ask for the person who's responsible, not just a receptionist. You need someone to hold accountable
 
−
* Geo Commons
 
−
** Very open set of geographical data sets
 
−
** Great for polygons like districts
 
−
* Planning Departments
 
−
* Cicero
 
−
** Legislation
 
−
* Sunlight Foundation
 
−
#### Strategies for getting data and analyzing
 
−
* If someone tells you they don't have the data, that's not the end. They can help you find it.
 
−
* Ask for the name of their database
 
−
* Ask for the specs of the database they're using
 
−
* Get a lawyer if they claim that giving you data is a threat to homeland security
 
−
* Ask for possible costs up front
 
−
* Ask StackExchange
 
−
* NICAR
 
−
#### Working with Data
 
−
* Provenance matters
 
−
** Especially if you're using open data from places like Geo Commons. You need to understand where the data came from
 
−
* Not everything should be data
 
−
#### Tools
 
−
* Hard
 
−
** R + RStudio
 
−
** QGIS
 
−
* Medium
 
−
** [https://cartodb.com/ Carto DB]
 
−
** [http://www.highcharts.com/ High Charts]
 
−
** Mapbox
 
−
** D3
 
−
* Easy
 
−
** [https://quartz.github.io/Chartbuilder/ Chart Builder]
 
−
* Geo Coders
 
−
** Texas A&amp;M has a good tool
 
−
** [https://github.com/amandabee/CUNY-data-storytelling/wiki/Tip-Sheet:-Geocoding#promising-rumors Check her site]
 

Latest revision as of 21:17, 4 May 2016

Facilitated by Amanda Hickman - github.com/amandabee Syllabus, Cheat Sheets, etc. amandabee.github.io/CUNY-data-skills

  • Reasons to want data
    • Focus on a population
    • Evidence for a claim you're making is actually true
    • Reduce harm
  • When we're talking about data, we're talking about something in a spreadsheet that you can chop up and analyze and such
    • A PDF is not data yet, because it's basically a picture.
      • Tabula from Nerd Powerful is a great tool for pulling data from PDF tables
    • Charts and maps are not data because you can't really reverse engineer them
  • Where to find it
    • Librarians. They live for this
    • Open data portals
      • Open data is a set of laws that governments are required to put out public data
    • Ask for sources on reports and charts that you see
      • If you see a great visualization, then you should call up the authors to try and get their data
    • Academics
      • PhD's have great data that will never be seen because they're academics and thus write unintelligibly
    • SF Indicators Project
    • Census
    • American Community Survey
    • CensusReporter.org
    • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    • Community Expenditure Survey
    • Various public health departments
    • Think tanks
    • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) / Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
      • Muck Rock will help you out on doing a FOIA request.
        • Check out examples of letters they've sent, and their boiler plate letters
        • They'll alert you about timeline stuff
      • There may be costs involved
      • This is kinda your last resort
      • When making a request, ask for the person who's responsible, not just a receptionist. You need someone to hold accountable
    • Geo Commons
      • Very open set of geographical data sets
      • Great for polygons like districts
    • Planning Departments
    • Cicero
      • Legislation
    • Sunlight Foundation
  • Strategies for getting data and analyzing
    • If someone tells you they don't have the data, that's not the end. They can help you find it.
    • Ask for the name of their database
    • Ask for the specs of the database they're using
    • Get a lawyer if they claim that giving you data is a threat to homeland security
    • Ask for possible costs up front
    • Ask StackExchange
    • NICAR
  • Working with Data
    • Provenance matters
      • Especially if you're using open data from places like Geo Commons. You need to understand where the data came from
    • Not everything should be data
  • Tools
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