What do you know about text analysis (also known as text mining)? If you’re familiar with data mining, or extracting information or patterns from data sets, you can probably imagine …
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What is GCDI? (Fall 2018 Edition)
**Note that this blog post is revised and updated every semester, typically in early September or February. Links in this post may be outdated. For up to date information, please …
Problems with Python? The Python Users’ Group is Here to Help!
Guess what, everyone? The Python Users’ Group (or PUG) is back in action starting on Tuesday, February 20th for another great semester! PUG is a bi-weekly, open, and informal opportunity …
How do I solve [insert problem here] with Python?
You have that project that inspires you, and have started learning a little Python and seeking more resources, and now you’re probably thinking “but how do I do [thing I …
What is GCDI? (Spring 2018 Edition)
Note that this blog post is revised and updated every semester, typically in early September or February. Links in this post may be outdated. For up to date information, please …
GCDI and Comp Sci Visualization Seminar: Computational Data Analysis
What is computational data analysis? Any analysis done via computer. If that seems absurdly broad, that’s because it is. Data is itself a broad catch all for any collection of …
GCDI & Comp Sci Visualization Seminar: Intro to Viz in Python
“There is no excuse for failing to plot and look” – John W. Tukey, Exploratory Data Analysis In collaboration with the Computer Science Department at The GC, the Graduate Center …
Participation, Collaboration, and an Opportunity to Find Out How Much We Can Do
In our series of guest posts by #GCDRB participants, Dr. Lavelle Porter shares his experiences as a faculty member at our inaugural Digital Research Bootcamp. Lavelle is a graduate of …
How to Get Started with Python
Hello, so you’re interested in Python but a little bit befuddled about where to start. I’ve been teaching and programming in Python for forever and so I’m going to share …
Intro to Mapping with CartoDB
CartoDB is a web-based open source mapping platform. This tutorial will demonstrate creating a really simple map that will teach you the basics of importing data, applying different visualizations, using filters, and creating data interactivity, using the 2014 NYPD Stop, Question, and Frisk dataset.
