With a Telegram account connected to @TeleR, the force of R can always be with me, where I have data. The following is a screenshot of my mobile: If you want to have R where you are too, you only need a Telegram account; then, you have to search for...
Tasks: Compute the Effective Number of Parties by year and region Using the American National Election Studies, compute the Effective Number of Parties in the electorate across regions and years/waves. The data The data come from The American National Election Studies (ANES). The ANES is a survey that covers voting behavior, public opinion, and political participation. Many other countries have their own version of this survey, for instance see here.…
Ah, the numbers! The Olympic Games are back in high style in Rio. Despite Brazil’s sluggish economy and unfulfilled promises for this Summer Olympic Games, I’d say, my expectations were met yesterday with such a beautiful opening ceremony. Let’s ...
I had a conversation with people at the office about size and memory requirements that a computer must have to deal with a data frame. It started like this: suppose you have a data frame with 2,000,000 rows and 250 columns, all of which are numeric dat...
I was asked about my understanding of reproducible research, and how that applies to social research. Here is how I see: Reproducible research is key to any scientific method, including applied social sciences. My minimalist understanding of reproduci...
I worked a bit over the weekend preparing my talk to be delivered at the seminar organized by IBPAD this week at University of Brasilia, addressing the interfaces of Big Data and Society. I was invited to present the R package SciencesPo for an eclecti...
The Brazilian Carnival just ended this week, but for some people it is time to starting worry about crazy things that may have happened over the days of the flesh festival. Watching the news, the spokesperson of the Test and Prevention Center (CTA) in Brasilia estimated that the number of people seeking counseling and test kits increases on average 40% the day after the carnival (Wednesday). He also disclosed that…
Motivation I finally made to the movies for watching the new Star Wars release this weekend. Although this episode wasn’t that spectacular, in my view, it did inspire some data seeking afterwards. I wanted to know how this film compares to others top...
Motivation I finally made to the movies for watching the new Star Wars release this weekend. Although this episode wasn’t that spectacular, in my view, it did inspire some data seeking afterwards. I wanted to know how this film compares to others top...
Motivation I finally made to the movies for watching the new Star Wars release this weekend. Although this episode wasn’t that spectacular, in my view, it did inspire some data seeking afterwards. I wanted to know how this film compares to others top...
