Lawrence Dignan

Here is the exercise

Here are the links in case you cannot click from the document.

History, Economics and Social Issues

Science and Health

English, Fine Arts and Entertainment

Remember to […]

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Feb. 11, 2018.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see […]

Session 4.1:

Chapter 2: Good Graphics? Handbook of Data Visualization (Unwin—-pages 57-77)

Session 4.2:

Stephen Few on Data Visualization: 8 Core Principles (Hoven)
Watch out, Terrorists: Big […]

Here is the exercise

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Feb. 4.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see a Google […]

Bias in big data
In data we trust
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Note: This extra credit is due to me via email before class starts Feb. 11.

On your Temple portal, you have access to a service called Lynda. It’s a video training company that LinkedIn bought a few years back […]

In class we talked about a few examples of open data. Here are some others:

Business: data.gov’s “Impact” section
Science: The Genomes Unzipped project
Government: New York City parking viola […]

Here is the exercise.

Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need [In-Class Exercise 2.1 – 2015 Car Fuel Econ [Start]]

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Jan. 28.

When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign […]

This course uses Tableau a good bit and this year you’ll need your own individual license key (we used bulk keys before but typically would run out or run into issues). You can get a full copy of the Tableau […]

The reading list for the week are the following:

The Ashley Madison Hack Is Only the Beginning
NSA phone calls
Spying on yourself
In search of America’s Best Burrito
Open Data
What the Fox knows

Here is the exercise

Here is the exercise

Programming note about the Monday night classes. We will be covering two sections in the classes. As a result you should be familiar with the reading for 1.1 and 1.2 ahead of the first class Jan. 14. The reading […]

Here is the syllabus for the course. 

You should read the syllabus carefully. Everything you need to know is in this document. Also note that this syllabus is woven throughout the site, but this is a one stop p […]

Here is the study guide for the third (final) exam. And here’s the more detailed overview.

Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need [In-Class Exercise 13.2 – VandelayOrdersAll.xlsx].

Here is the link for the driver download