Alex Albright

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There's a graph for that

(This account is focused on data visualizations and art. In contrast to my econ community focused account.)

bloghttps://thelittledataset.com/
githubhttps://github.com/apalbright
Alex AlbrightMar 6, 2023

"Drawing 10 Million Points With ggplot"

https://fronkonstin.com/2017/11/07/drawing-10-million-points-with-ggplot-clifford-attractors/

Drawing 10 Million Points With ggplot: Clifford Attractors | Fronkonstin

For me, mathematics cultivates a perpetual state of wonder about the nature of mind, the limits of thoughts, and our place in this vast cosmos (Clifford A. Pickover - The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics) I am a big fan of Clifford Pickover and I

Fronkonstin | Experiments in R
Alex AlbrightMar 6, 2023

A paper all about data visualization is forthcoming at the QJE (a top econ journal)!!

"Little is known about visual inference for commonly presented graphs in empirical research designs." (HARD AGREE)

Eg: RD PLOTS. How do RD graph construction choices impact whether people perceive discontinuities?

Full text here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.03096.pdf

Alex AlbrightFeb 3, 2023

Hey hive mind,

What's the best set of color palettes for being color vision deficiency-friendly AND gray scale-friendly?

Viridis?? 👉 https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/viridis/vignettes/intro-to-viridis.html Something else?

Alex AlbrightJan 12, 2023

Nice explainer on how to make custom ggplot themes:

https://rpubs.com/mclaire19/ggplot2-custom-themes

RPubs - Learning to create custom themes in ggplot2

Alex AlbrightNov 9, 2022
Jon KeeganNov 7, 2022

New post: Using USGS elevation data to visualize stunning views of the flow of water through rivers and floodplains. https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/visualizing-rivers-and-floodplains/

Sign up for my free newsletter here: https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/#/portal/signup/free

Alex AlbrightNov 9, 2022
Jon KeeganNov 5, 2022

Hello fellow Twitter ex-pats! I'm an investigative data journalist working at The Markup, based in the greater NYC area. You can see my work here: https://jonkeegan.com/

I worked at WSJ for a long time building news apps.

I have a background in visuals, and I've been obsessed with reporting on the location data industry for the past year or so.

I started a niche data site/newsletter called Beautiful Public Data which you can check out here: https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/

Signal: 646-355-8306

Jon Keegan: Investigative Data Journalist

I'm an investigative journalist with data skills and a background in visuals. I built news apps and ran the interactive graphics team for The Wall Street Journal.

Alex AlbrightNov 6, 2022
Mark SellorsOct 30, 2022

This is an incredible resource from @djnavarro for anyone wanting to try their hand at generative art with #RStats

https://art-from-code.netlify.app/

Thanks to @Mulderc for the tip-off!

ART FROM CODE

An rstudio::conf workshop on generative art with R

Alex AlbrightNov 6, 2022
Tyler Morgan-WallNov 5, 2022

Starting off my Mastodon journey with a dataviz I made in #RStats with the #rayrender package! The Earth's submarine fiber optic cable network, visualized in #RStats with #rayrender.

Code:
https://gist.github.com/tylermorganwall/b222fcebcac3de56a6e144d73d166322…

Rayrender Github:
https://github.com/tylermorganwall/rayrender

Alex AlbrightNov 6, 2022
Oscar NearlyNov 6, 2022
Hello World! I am a writer and PhD student working on abandoned websites and internet ruination, and yes I appreciate the current irony. I don't have a good track record of posting online... but hey maybe I'll find myself here
Alex AlbrightNov 5, 2022
Zev EisenbergNov 6, 2019
Huge if true