What Makes a Good Data Visualization?
Being able to represent data in a clear, concise, and engaging way is an essential skill. While an effective poster is key, data visualizations are… Read More »What Makes a Good Data Visualization?
BONNIE BROOKS, DASIL POST-BACCALAUREATE FELLOW, GRINNELL COLLEGE
Does Marriage Affect Earning Potential?
Using DASIL’s United States Income Data by Marital Status, Race, and Sex visualization, one can see how the effect of marriage on a person’s earnings… Read More »Does Marriage Affect Earning Potential?
Investigating Police Brutality in Los Angeles
Excessive use of force by law enforcement is by no means a novel phenomenon in the United States. However, with high-profile cases like Michael Brown,… Read More »Investigating Police Brutality in Los Angeles
Data Across the Curriculum: Qualitative Literary Analysis in the Humanities
This semester, students in Professors James Lee and Erik Simpson’s special topic seminar, “Milton, Blake, and Frankenstein,” will use NVivo, a software for qualitative literary… Read More »Data Across the Curriculum: Qualitative Literary Analysis in the Humanities
The Mass Shooting Epidemic in the United States
An examination of Stanford University’s Mass Shootings of America (MSA) dataset shows why shootings have been making the headlines in the U.S. and gun violence… Read More »The Mass Shooting Epidemic in the United States