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Data and Analyses

DateDescriptionRepo(s)Article(s)
2022-04-27Data and analysis of state child abuse and neglect registries and appeals:link::link:
2022-04-25Data and analysis of intermediate care facilities:link::link:
2021-09-17Data and analysis re. US adult guardianship filing counts:link::link:
2021-05-26Analysis of excess deaths caused by the February 2021 winter storm and power outages in Texas:link::link:
2020-11-11Analysis of county-level COVID-19 deaths and presidential voter preference:link::link:
2020-10-28Analysis of 2020's "Electoral College effect" by demographic:link::link:
2020-06-04Analysis of "1033" program transfers since Ferguson:link::link:
2020-05-07Analysis of ZIP code–level COVID-19 cases in five major cities:link::link:
2020-02-27Analysis of Census tract–level gentrification in five major cities:link::link:
2019-11-11Analysis of U.S. Census Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), re. generational trends in support providers:link::link:
2019-10-31Analysis for "Your Dumb Tweets Are Getting Flagged To People Trying To Stop School Shootings":link::link:
2019-10-17Analysis for "Donald Trump’s Campaign Is Cashing In On Impeachment":link::link:
2019-10-03Analysis of FCC comments and data breaches:link::link:
2019-08-03Analysis of ActBlue's 2019 mid-year FEC report:link::link:
2019-07-17Analysis of contributions to presidential campaigns, based on 2019 Q2 filings:link::link:
2019-04-22Data and code to make maps and animation depicting current realities of climate change:link::link:
2019-04-16Analysis of donors giving $200+ to multiple Democratic candidates early in 2020 election cycle:link::link:
2019-01-24Data and code for, "Shoot Someone In A Major US City, And Odds Are You’ll Get Away With It":link::link: :link:
2018-12-28Year-end analysis of fake news sites and viral posts, 2016–2018:link::link:
2018-12-19Analysis of WeChat posts re. VP Pence:link::link:
2018-10-25Analysis and graphics for "How Russia’s Online Trolls Engaged Unsuspecting American Voters — And Sometimes Duped The Media":link::link:
2018-10-18Analysis of 2018 midterm election demographics:link::link:
2018-09-29Analysis of 'immigration services'-related FTC complaints:link::link:
2018-08-10Data, analysis, and graphics for "Russian Trolls Swarmed The Charlottesville March — Then Twitter Cracked Down":link::link:
2018-07-28Analysis of wildfire trends (with graphics):link::link:
2018-07-26Analysis of children's home inspection data from the UK's Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills ("Ofsted"):link::link::link:
2018-06-29Analysis of NYC 311 complaints and gentrification:link::link:
2018-05-01Analysis of fentanyl and cocaine overdose deaths:link::link:
2018-03-02Analysis of diversity in the dialogue of Best Picture–nominated films:link::link:
2018-02-23Analysis of Olympic figure skating scores:link::link:
2018-02-08Data and analysis for "The Edge" (re. figure skating):link::link:
2018-01-31Analysis of the text of every State of the Union address:link::link:
2018-01-24Data and analysis for "An Inside Look At The Accounts Twitter Has Censored In Countries Around The World":link::link:
2018-01-23Data and analysis for "How Trump’s Tweets Shaped A Year In Politics":link::link:
2017-12-28Data and analysis for "These Are 50 Of The Biggest Fake News Hits On Facebook In 2017":link::link:
2017-12-10Data, analysis, and charts for "What Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are Getting The Most Attention On Cable News?":link::link:
2017-12-05Data and analysis for "We Got Government Data On 20 Years Of Workplace Sexual Harassment Claims. These Charts Break It Down.":link::link:
2017-11-15Data on, and analysis of, federal employee diversity:link::link:
2017-11-03Data and code for "Under Trump, Gun Sales Did Not Spike After The Las Vegas Shooting":link::link:
2017-09-19Updated analysis of Harvey-related industrial emissions in Texas:link::link:
2017-09-11Federal employee departure rates, for "Trump’s Election Didn’t Spark An Immediate Exodus From The Federal Government":link::link:
2017-09-02FOIA logs referenced in "These Scientists Got To See Their Competitors’ Research Through Public Records Requests.":link::link:
2017-08-31Data and analysis on Harvey-related industrial emissions in Texas:link::link:
2017-08-08Data and analysis for "Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed":link::link:
2017-08-07Data and analysis for "BuzzFeed News Trained A Computer To Search For Hidden Spy Planes. This Is What We Found.":link::link:
2017-07-25Data and analysis for "If Jeff Sessions Exits, Trump Could Choose An Acting Attorney General From Among Thousands Of People":link::link:
2017-05-24R code to recreate the graphics in "Why Americans Are So Damn Unhealthy, In 4 Shocking Charts":link::link:
2017-04-04Data and analysis supporting portions of "Fake News, Real Ads":link::link:
2017-01-31R code to recreate the graphics in "These Nobel Prizewinners Show Why Immigration Is So Important For American Science":link::link:
2017-01-19Data and analysis supporting "Most American Adults Get News From Facebook — But They Don’t Really Trust It, A New Survey Says":link::link:
2017-01-18Data and R code to reproduce the graphics in "2016 Was The Hottest Year. Yes, Greenhouse Gases Are To Blame.":link::link:
2016-12-29Data and analysis re. transgender rights survey:link::link::link:
2016-12-20Data and code to reproduce the graphics from "2016 Will Be The Warmest Year, But This Is How Deniers Will Spin It":link::link:
2016-12-07Data, methodologies, and analyses supporting "Intake":link::link::link::link:
2016-12-06Data and analysis supporting "Most Americans Who See Fake News Believe It, New Survey Says":link::link:
2016-11-28Data and code supporting evaluation of forecasters' 2016 election forecast:link::link:
2016-11-07Data and analysis supporting "How The Electoral College Screws Hispanic And Asian Voters":link::link:
2016-11-03Analysis of "bellwether" counties in U.S. presidential elections:link::link:
2016-10-27Data and analysis supporting "Clinton Receives Thirty Times As Much Tech Cash As Trump":link::link:
2016-10-20Data and analysis supporting "Hyperpartisan Facebook Pages Are Publishing False And Misleading Information At An Alarming Rate":link::link:
2016-10-09Data and analysis re. White ancestry and Trump support:link::link:
2016-09-16Code supporting "Why 'Shy Trumpers' Probably Won't Decide The Election":link::link:
2016-09-08Data and analysis supporting "When Detectives Dismiss Rape Reports Before Investigating Them":link::link:
2016-08-22Data and analysis supporting "How Katie Ledecky Stacks Up Against Male Swimmers":link::link:
2016-07-30Data and code supporting "Why Track-And-Field Stars Don’t Set World Records Like They Used To (But Swimmers Do)":link::link:
2016-07-24Data supporting "The Republican Convention Was Secretly Watched From Above" and "Government Spy Planes Circled Over The Democratic Convention More Intensely Than GOP Event":link::link: :link:
2016-05-12Analysis of H-2 debarments, violations, and certifications ("The Pushovers"):link::link:
2016-04-26Analysis of GOP donor movements post-Bush and post-Rubio:link::link:
2016-04-20Analysis of Bernie Sanders's ActBlue donors:link::link:
2016-04-06Data and code for "Spies In The Skies":link::link:
2016-02-01Bush/Rubio/Cruz donor movement analysis:link::link:
2016-01-29Data and code for "America's Quiet Crackdown On Indian Immigrants":link::link:
2016-01-26Analysis of Jefferson County (TX) jail data:link::link:
2016-01-26Analysis of criminal case dispositions in Texas municipal courts:link::link:
2016-01-17Methodology and code for "The Tennis Racket":link::link:
2015-12-29Data and analysis for "The Coyote":link::link:
2015-12-09How long will the Warriors' win streak last?:link::link:
2015-12-07Race and fatal police shootings:link::link:
2015-12-02Time elapsed between mass shootings in the U.S.:link::link:
2015-12-01H-2 visa certifications and experience requirements:link::link:
2015-11-24Simulated lottery odds:link::link:
2015-11-19Refugee arrivals in the United States:link::link:
2015-10-16Data and analysis re. Scott Walker's donors post-dropout:link::link:
2015-08-25Data and analysis re. immigrant detention rates:link::link:
2015-07-24Data and analysis re. H-2 visa certifications and enforcement:link::link:
2015-07-07Data and analysis re. the use of primates in biodefense research:link::link:
2015-06-04Data and analysis of BuzzFeed/Ipsos poll on same-sex marriage and abortion views:link::link: :link:
2015-05-03Analyzing #talkpay tweets:link::link:
2015-03-06Analyzing state-by-state changes in earthquake frequency:link::link:
2015-02-20Analyzing deficiencies among Texas foster care child placing agencies:link::link:
2015-02-20Analyzing performance scores of Georgia child placing agencies:link::link:
2014-10-19Debunking the Obama-pronoun myth — data and code:link::link:
2014-09-05Detecting Sunday morning show guests whose "stars are rising" — data and code:link::link:
2014-09-04Comparing college costs to minimum-wage earnings — data, sourcing notes, and analysis:link::link:
2014-08-20Quantifying racial segregation in St. Louis County — code:link::link:
2014-08-13NBA owners' winning percentages — data:link::link:
2014-08-07FTC complaints re. IRS impersonators — data and analysis:link::link:
2014-06-30Firework-related injuries — data:link::link:
2014-06-16Mapping the gender divide in bikeshare programs — data and code:link::link:

Standalone Datasets

RepoDescription
trumpworldData from TrumpWorld
presidential-campaign-contributionsContributions, transfers, and refunds from recent U.S. presidential candidates' principal campaign committees.
nics-firearm-background-checksMonthly data from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, converted from PDF to CSV.
H-2-certification-dataH-2 visa certification data & data-standardization.
opm-federal-employment-data40+ years of federal employment data from the Office of Personnel Management

Libraries and Tools

RepoDescription
whtranscriptsFetch and parse the American Presidency Project's press-briefing and presidential-news-conference transcripts.
bikesharesStandardized parsers for data published by bicycle-sharing programs. Currently supporting: NYC's Citi Bike, Chicago's Divvy, and Boston's Hubway.
twickTwitter, quick. Fetch and store tweets on short notice.

Guides

RepoDescription
zika-dataData — and pointers to data — related to the 2015–16 Zika virus outbreak.
bikeshare-data-sourcesGuide for getting trip history and station data from various bicycle-sharing programs.