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Mar 27, 2018 : Processing 100 million lines of LEHD data.

The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA) consists of more than fifty high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2012. Some of these samples have existed for years, and others were created specifically for this database. These samples, which draw on every surviving census from 1850-2000, and the 2000-2012 ACS samples, collectively constitute our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.

Mar 23, 2018 : Using R's ACS Package

R's ACS package provides a general toolkit for downloading, managing, analyzing, and presenting data from the U.S. Census. It is great for selecting specific pieces of information for a specific geography that you may have selected from another source, such as GIS.

Jan 08, 2018 : Adjusting to Real Dollars in R

A quick look at using R to grab consumer price index info and adjust dollar values for inflation using R's quantmod package. (Code samples and links included.)

Dec 05, 2017 : Fiscal Impact Analysis at SGA

A brief overview of the fiscal impact analyses that I perform as a data analyst at Smart Growth America.

Mar 23, 2016 : Street Sections

Street Sections show scale, activity and the types of activity you might see on a street. Here are a few examples of street sections in b&w and color that I created in CAD and touched up in illustrator during my graduate projects in 2016.

Mar 20, 2016 : Code for Philly's DemHacks 2016