Professor Red Owl, Ph.D.

Artistic portrait of William Oughtred in front of a slide rule. The large X refers to multiplication, not a social media platform

#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊
🎂Mar 5, 1574 William Oughtred born in Eton, England 🇬🇧

~1620: Along with Edmund Gunter, he invented a calculating device with logarithmic & trigonometric scales, an early form of slide rule for mariners.📏

DOJ refuses to rule out immigration enforcement access to voter data “Your honor, I can honestly say I do not know the answer to that,” a DOJ attorney said.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would not rule out using voter data for immigration enforcement during a federal hearing in Minnesota, but said such data was not currently being used. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.

Some sample nestedLogit plots.

Trump calls on divided GOP to pass SAVE America Act ‘at the expense of everything else’ Trump suggested the SAVE America Act includes a number of provisions that are not in the proposal.

If you care about free and fair election this November, this is the most important story of the day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

library(tidyplots) spendings |> tidyplot(x = category, y = amount, color = category) |> add_sum_bar(alpha = 0.2) |> add_sum_dash() |> add_sum_value(accuracy = 1, color = "black") |> adjust_x_axis(rotate_labels = TRUE) |> sort_x_axis_levels()

This is how you can sort the x-axis in #tidyplots 🤩

#rstats #dataviz #phd

Holy shit. It’s time to subpoena Trump! 😡

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

If union-busting bill passes in the Legislature, Florida workers will be the losers | Opinion This is happening at the very moment when life in Florida is becoming increasingly unaffordable. | Opinion

This Florida Senate Bill harms Florida unions and families. | Miami Herald
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

#rwmentoringmoments Wallflower Wednesday! Be there for the people who need you the most. Read the room and connect with those who need you!!!

We have learned - the hard way - how launching a reckless war of choice with no clear endgame can put Americans in greater danger.

library(tidyplots) my_style <- function(x) { x |> adjust_colors(colors_discrete_apple) |> adjust_font(family = "mono", face = "bold") |> remove_x_axis_ticks() |> remove_y_axis_ticks() } energy_week |> tidyplot(date, power, color = energy_source) |> add_areastack_relative() |> my_style()

This is how you can define a custom style to reuse it across several #tidyplots 🤩

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logitr: Fast Estimation of Multinomial and Mixed Logit Models with Preference Space and Willingness-to-Pay Space Utility Parameterizations by John Paul Helveston <p>This paper introduces the logitr R package for fast maximum likelihood estimation of multinomial logit and mixed logit models with unobserved heterogeneity across individuals, which is modeled by a...

Doing a discrete choice experiment for the first time and {logitr} by @jhelvy.bsky.social has saved the day and my sanity. Takes data frames, easy to understand, and crucially, incredibly fast for multinomial logit. We are so lucky that people do this for science and not profit
#rstats #statsky

49 Adult Literacy Statistics and Facts for 2026 | National University Explore dozens of recent statistics about U.S. adult literacy and dive into the factors affecting adult literacy rates in America.

''About 130 million U.S. adults (54% of those aged 16–74) read below a sixth-grade level, according to modeled estimates.'' www.nu.edu/blog/49-adul...

See also:
nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaa...
Dataviz: nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaa... #factsmatter #statistics #US #literacylevels

#rwmentoringmoments Modern Monday! As important as it is to be current with trends, also know when to make meaningful connections and always show appreciation!

Mentoring Moments with Dr. Rob Wottawa Build effective mentoring programs for teachers and leaders today!

#rwmentoringmoments Episode 11 with Dr. Teresa Grossane! We talk about mentoring, meaningful connections, and math! Available on #Spotify #applepodcasts #amazonmusicand my website: robwottawa.com/podcast

A large boat is sailing on a body of water

U.S. Campuses in Middle East Shutter; Students, Employees Unable to Fly Back

Iran’s retaliation across the Middle East against ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombings has disrupted higher ed in previously calm Gulf states. https://bit.ly/4l8Uolh

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

library(tidyplots) new_color_scheme( c("#085578","#538085","#faf1e2","#e3baaa","#e47e8c","#ffaa6a"), name = "My custom color scheme")

This is how you can generate a custom color scheme in #tidyplots 🌈

#rstats #dataviz #phd

only 27% favor this unconstitutional, incoherent and immoral war. 27% is too high but it shows Americans have not lost their minds. Trump has unfortunately.

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

for summarising values over groups in plots, I think that generally ridgeplots are superior to box plots and violin plots...
#rstats #statistics #dataviz

library(tidyplots) study |> tidyplot(x = treatment, y = score, color = treatment) |> add_mean_dash() |> add_sem_errorbar() |> add_data_points() |> add_test_pvalue(comparisons = list(c(1,3),c(2,4)))

This is how you can test selected comparisons in #tidyplots ✅

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“A dangerous and unnecessary gamble… recklessness dressed up as resolve…”

“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24

“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24

One day we will look back and won’t believe what this country let Trump get away with. Nothing can ever be the same after this.

Trump ripped up the Iran nuclear deal and created this mess. Now, he's putting servicemembers in harm's way with no clear plan and no Congressional approval. The American people deserve answers — and Congress needs to do its job.

Yes!!!!!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

Chris Murphy speaking to reporters

Murphy: “ppl now see Trump for who he is — a would be dictator who doesn’t care what Americans think, cares nothing about our Constitution or our laws, & sees himself as a kind of 18th century king, with unlimited power to drag all of us into disastrous wars overseas without the consent of the ppl”