A fitness app is bringing new insights into the way we use bicycles. Source: Strava maps show where Australian cyclists go An interesting example of using “big data” constructively – and maybe a good sort of thing to look at…
Tag: data analysis
The Increasing Problem With the Misinformed
The public is no longer uninformed. They are misinformed, and that requires an entirely different editorial focus. When writing for the uninformed, your focus is to report the news, which is what every newspaper is doing today. But when focusing…
Social Network Analysis of Game of Thrones
The article linked below is a good example of social network analysis in an accessible way for anyone who watches Game of Thrones (not so much if you don’t! but still might be good for students http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Mathhorizons/NetworkofThrones%20%281%29.pdf
Dread risk and secondary data analysis
A few meetings back this article/concept came up in discussion and I promised I would post about it for the group. Gigerenzer, G. (2004). Dread risk, September 11, and fatal traffic accidents. Psychological science, 15(4), 286-287. doi: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00668.x There are…