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PostgreSQL generate_series() Tricks

Before my current job, I actually had not heard of PostgreSQL. But it turns out to actually be a pretty prominent SQL server. There are some weird quirks to Postgres and the management tools are pretty meh compared to SQL…

By Phillip Johnson | August 20, 2013 | Programming | 3 Comments |
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Why I’m Learning: Python

Not having a technical degree, I’ve had to learn most of my analysis skills on my own. This fits well with my personality because I am the type of person who can be easily bored and always likes a new…

By Phillip Johnson | August 4, 2013 | Programming | No Comments |
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What factors determine if a university’s alumni will donate?

Last week, I caught a post on reddit from Vizual Statistix where data on university alumni giving rates was plotted. The graph was very polished and I saw there were a lot of factors plotted. The main correlation that better…

By Phillip Johnson | July 29, 2013 | Exploratory, Statistics | 2 Comments |
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Hair and Eye Color Correlations

Last week I gathered some data from RankMyPhoto, but I was disappointed to see that eye and hair color were free response questions instead of drop down questions. However, I got a great suggestion from a reddit user to use…

By Phillip Johnson | July 16, 2013 | Viz | No Comments |
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Predicting Attractiveness on RankMyPhoto

Predicting Attractiveness on RankMyPhoto

To be honest, RankMyPhoto is a pretty skeezy website. It encourages objectification and seems like a big cry for attention. The premise is you upload a photo of yourself and anonymous internet users can rank your attractiveness and also vote…

By Phillip Johnson | July 9, 2013 | Exploratory, Portfolio, Statistics, Viz | No Comments |
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