OpenIntro Statistics

Looking for a comprehensive yet digestable statistics book that is for beginners and acts as a great refresher for seasoned data scientists? OpenIntro Statistics (3rd edition) is a great book to start from beginning to end although we recommend you jump around and check off sections in the contents as you go so you can…

Visualization of the Week – 3D Scatterplot of New Hampshire Schools’ Class Sizes

Plotly is a visualization library available for Python, R, and JavaScript. One particular feature of the library is the 3D scatterplot which allows the mapping of points across multiple dimensions. Above is a graph of New Hampshire schools’ most recent average class sizes (2017-2018). Hover over each blue bubble to see the school’s name. As…

Visualization of the Week – NOAA Weather Station Network Map

The National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collectively have a large network of and/or partnership with weather stations across the globe. NWS stations (orange) collect various weather conditions at airports (i.e. temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and humidity). NOAA stations (blue) only collect one or a few conditions…