November 2016 – R for Journalists

How Will Barack Obama Go Down in the Rankings of US Presidents?

November 8, 2016 Rob 1 Comment

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Americans are voting today to choose their 45th president. Come January, Barack Obama will leave the White House after eight years as President of the United States. So how will he be remembered? Historians are already trying to place Obama in the rankings of US presidents. I took this list of 18 different surveys from Wikipedia. It … Read More “How Will Barack Obama Go Down in the Rankings of US Presidents?” »

Andy Murray’s Long Road to the Top

November 7, 2016 Rob

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Andy Murray was crowned as the world number one in men’s tennis for the first time today. The two-time Wimbledon champion has long been out on his own as Britain’s best male tennis player and now he’s managed to overhaul Novak Djokovic at the summit of the game. It took Andy Murray a lot longer … Read More “Andy Murray’s Long Road to the Top” »

How Much Money Has My Young Person’s Railcard Saved Me?

November 6, 2016 Rob

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In a few months time I will be turning 27 years old. This means that my 16-25 railcard, commonly known in Britain as a Young Person’s Railcard, won’t be valid any more. But you’re 26? I bought my railcard a few days before my 26th birthday, which means I can keep using it until a couple … Read More “How Much Money Has My Young Person’s Railcard Saved Me?” »

Dodgy Road Signs, Traffic Lights and Markings: Part Two

November 5, 2016 Rob

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At the end of the last post, we had our data in a file named defective. The data contains all the injuries caused by car accidents where a road sign, signal or marking was obscured or not working properly from 2010 to 2015 (4,672 in total). To R or not to R? We could continue to … Read More “Dodgy Road Signs, Traffic Lights and Markings: Part Two” »

Seen Elsewhere: 4th November 2016

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Rob

Seen Elsewhere

Welcome to the third edition of Seen Elsewhere, my round-up of good stuff I’ve seen in the field of R and data journalism this week.

Dodgy Road Signs, Traffic Lights and Markings: Part One

November 2, 2016 Rob

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One of the most detailed UK government datasets I’ve ever seen is the STATS19 data from the Department for Transport. This is the collated reports of road accidents in Great Britain in which at least one person was injured or killed. It records all kinds of details, from the basics such as the date, time … Read More “Dodgy Road Signs, Traffic Lights and Markings: Part One” »

Site Stats: October 2016

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 Rob

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Summary: October was this site’s first full month of operation. I think the stats for September have disappeared – I think I enabled the stats on WordPress a few days later, so as far as I know this is just October’s data. I’ve tried to minimise looking at the site as a ‘visitor’, which would artificially inflate … Read More “Site Stats: October 2016” »