Tag: Guides
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Downloading National Block Group and Tract data using tidycensus
Getting national census data, with related geometry data to analyze, is more difficult than it should be. The various tools that have been released by Census Bureau are geared toward “advanced casual users” and not those doing spatial analysis. Older tools, like Data Ferrett, have been phased out while newer tools, like data.census.gov, are still…
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Academic Writing using Zotero, Sublime Text and Latex
There are a lot of different options for writing. For collaborating, I prefer passing Word documents around or using Google Docs or even Office 365. However, my preferred method is writing in latex (or LaTeX) with some caveats. The biggest helper for me is the integration of a tool called write-good which highlights passive voice…