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Update: “Difficult to Reproduce Choroplethr Bug” Isolated and Fixed
Yesterday I wrote that I’ve received a number of choroplethr bug reports recently that I simply cannot reproduce. Due to a large number of people replying with their system information, along with whether or not they were able to reproduce the bug, I was able to track it down. Thank you to everyone who helped! […]
Continue readingDifficult to Reproduce Choroplethr Bug: Can You Help?
Since November 2017 I have received three bug reports from users who see this error when running any command in the choroplethr package: Theme element panel.border missing Error in if (theme$panel.ontop) { : argument is of length zero Normally when someone reports a choroplethr bug that I cannot reproduce I recommend they do the following: Update to the latest version of R and RStudio. Type […]
Continue readingUpdate on My Collaboration with the Census Bureau
In November I announced a new collaboration with the Census Bureau around data science training. Today I’d like to provide an update on this project. I recently presented a draft of my first course for this project internally and it was well received. The working title of this course is Mapping State ACS Data in […]
Continue readingR Programmers: What is your biggest problem when working with Census data?
A few weeks ago I announced my latest project: Data Science instruction at the Census Bureau. In addition to announcing the project, I also snuck a bit of market research into the post. I asked people the types of analyses they do when working with Census data. I also asked what packages they use when […]
Continue readingNew Project: Data Science Instruction at the US Census Bureau!
Today I am delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration. I will be working with the US Census Bureau as a Data Science Instructor! Over the next six months I will be helping Census develop courses on using R to work with Census Data. These courses will be free and open to the public. People […]
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