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Ben Kates

@benkates

Data Visualization Developer @UrbanInstitute (views my own) | He/him

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined January 2017
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New Unwrapped speaker! @benkates, data visualization developer at @urbaninstitute, will share how he used Svelte to extend Datawrapper tooltips like in the video below. Learn more about Ben and sign up for Unwrapped (for free!) here: blog.datawrapper.de/urban-in…
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Surveys and other data systems still rely on binary terms Male/Female. We are way overdue for a change. After digging into alternative ways to quantify our identities, Fe Simeoni made two data structures to better reflect the fuller #lgbtqia spectrum. nightingaledvs.com/querying-…
Querying the Quantification of Queer

Querying the Quantification of Queer

As long as binary designations continue to be used, queer individuals will be misrepresented. Here's a new data structure for gender spectra.

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Wanted to look up jobs data for gender *and* race and visualize it. Here you go:
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@CNN9 Jan 2021
US employers cut 140,000 jobs in December, according to the latest jobs report. Women accounted for all the losses, losing 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000. cnn.it/38q7I0N
The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. All of them were held by women | CNN Business

The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. All of them were held by women | CNN Business

The economic recovery is backtracking, and women — particularly women of color — are bearing the brunt of the job losses.

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Are you interested in using R Shiny Apps? @benkates breaks down our favorite skins in this post -> bit.ly/3g93xI8 #Rstats #DataScience #Data #DataViz
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Minhaz Kazi@_mkazi_18 Dec 2019
Calling all #GoogleDataStudio folks. 1) What's on your 2020 wishlist for Data Studio developer features? 2) What additional chart types / chart features do you need?
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Fathom@fathominfo12 Dec 2019
Paul taught an amazing lesson on color, so naturally we turned it into an app. You can learn about color principles, relationships, and families. Then use what you’ve learned to build your own palette inspired by themes like “polar” and “expensive.” ❄️💸 learn.fathom.info/palettemak…
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Data Studio Community Visualizations allow you to build and use your own custom visualizations in Data Studio. This codelab will walk you through one configuration of a local development environment. bit.ly/2red1xh /by @ralph_spandl #measure
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Have you considered web scraping👨‍💻to enhance your data📊? @benalytics shows you how -> bit.ly/2mhgWXy #Data #DataAnalytics #DataScience #Measure
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#GoogleDataStudio tip Let's play with the new #DataStudio chart type: Treemap as a navigation menu for dimension filter @googleanalytics Article: bit.ly/2SD7FoK
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If you’re into #dataviz of any kind, you’ll appreciate this. And the commentary by the author, @aLucasLopez makes it even that much more rich.
Alberto Lucas López (@aLucasLopez) profile pictureAlberto Lucas López@aLucasLopez23 Jul 2019
What does 50 years of human migration look like? The percentage of migrants worldwide has actually held steady at 3% in that time span. For @NatGeo, I worked on how to visualize this in a graphic. THREAD (1/18). on.natgeo.com/2Y6KRyR
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R-bloggers@Rbloggers3 Mar 2019
Run Remote R Scripts with Mobile Device using E-mail Triggers wp.me/pMm6L-KoK #rstats #DataScience
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Ajay Nainani@ajayn231 Mar 2019
Hot tip on the new GA search bar - click on it, then click "what questions can I ask" for a list of some great examples to test out. We'll make an official announcement at some point soon ;).
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Expanding our kids access to tech! Learn more about the work & how you can support: beta.phila.gov/posts/mayor/2… #AskKenney nitter.gq/benalytics/status/8858…
Ben Kates (@benkates) profile pictureBen Kates@benkates14 Jul 2017
Replying to @PhillyMayor
How do you think we can get more kids involved in STEM programs? #AskKenney
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Marco@mcpasin25 May 2017
"Shift + Alt + k" to see all keyboard shortcuts in @rstudio . Quite useful tip! #rstats
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Countdown is on! #GoogleMarketingNext live stream starts at 9am PT. Hear analytics, ads & DoubleClick announcements. goo.gl/qcnfgW
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Which 311 complaints in NYC increased in the last 10 years? Using #BigQuery, here's what @retomeier found. #TILwBQ medium.com/til-with-bigquery…
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