Abstract: 

In this hands-on workshop, we will use R to take public data from various sources and combine them to find statistically interesting patterns and display them in static and dynamic, web-ready maps. This session will cover topics including geojson and shapefiles, how to munge Census Bureau data, geocoding street addresses, transforming latitude and longitude to the containing polygon, and data visualization principles.

Participants will leave this workshop with a publication-quality data product and the skills to apply what they've learned to data in their field or area of interest.

Bio: 

Joy Payton is a data scientist and data educator at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she helps biomedical researchers learn the reproducible computational methods that will speed time to science and improve the quality and quantity of research conducted at CHOP. A longtime open source evangelist, Joy develops and delivers data science instruction on topics related to R, Python, and git to an audience that includes physicians, nurses, researchers, analysts, developers, and other staff. Her personal research interests include using natural language processing to identify linguistic differences in a neurodiverse population as well as the use of government open data portals to conduct citizen science that draws attention to issues affecting vulnerable groups. Joy holds a degree in philosophy and math from Agnes Scott College, a divinity degree from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid), and a data science Masters from the City University of New York (CUNY).