PinnedLara Southard, PhDLevel up your data visualizations with Human Factors Principles of DisplayThis article explains the why behind many of the decisions we make when creating a good visualization.8 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
PinnedLara Southard, PhDVisualizing regression point-estimates in RYou can run your regression analysis (any variation) and then apply the following code:2 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
PinnedLara Southard, PhDHow to Create Animated Lines and Labels in RI created an animated line graph with animated labels for a Data Viz Storytelling competition. The data included Denver eviction data from…6 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
PinnedLara Southard, PhDinAnalytics VidhyaMatching samples for controlled analyses in RThis code is to show examples of different ways you can procure a matched sample for analysis using tidyverse. This information includes…6 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
PinnedLara Southard, PhDinAnalytics VidhyaExcluding values in multi-column mean calculations in RThe Task5 min read·Dec 20, 2020--1--1
Lara Southard, PhDChanging geom_text color for stacked bar graphs in ggplot()I have run into the issue, where some labels aren’t showing up/are misplaced for stacked bar charts enough that I decided to document my…3 min read·Jul 26, 2022----
Lara Southard, PhDinNerd For TechReplacing case_when() with joins in RI used to find myself writing hefty ifelse() or case_when() statement to recode values or create new columns — until someone told me to…3 min read·Nov 15, 2021--1--1
Lara Southard, PhDMigrating Libraries in R (process credit to RBloggers)I came across a really cool 3-step way to install all your old libraries in a new instance of R (be it a new device or if you update R)…3 min read·Jul 1, 2021--1--1
Lara Southard, PhDQuick tips for making reproducible code in RReproducible code should (at minimum) be your last step before closing out a project. You want someone (especially your future self) to be…3 min read·Feb 10, 2021----
Lara Southard, PhDThe trick is in the kick — Swimming faster Part IIThis post is a branch of my previous post Becoming a better lap swimmer where I cover some distinctions between triathletes and swim team…5 min read·Dec 21, 2020----