This is mostly a reprint of a 2019 blog post originally posted on scatterplot about citing more broadly that was well-received. Librarians told me that they were circulating and discussing among themselves about how they might improve the advice they give. Recent discussions about AI-generated literature searches reminded me of
Read moreRecent Anti-Police Brutality Protests Since George Floyd’s Death are Far Larger than Previous Black Lives Matter Protest Waves
Much excellent work has been written about the need for systemic reform of policing in the US, the discrimination and inequalities faced by Black Americans, and the brave struggles of anti-racist protesters amidst the ongoing police repression and the unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic. As social movements go, the ongoing mobilizations
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Stata code for designing custom graph colors
A few readers may be interested in how I used Stata to create the color scheme for the offenses in the graphs I’ve posted recently. This is a “stats nerd” post that assumes the reader uses Stata, a statistical package. Everybody else may wish to give it a pass. Some
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