Hunches · Histograms · Rabbit Holes
Short stories pulled out of spreadsheets. A question I got curious about, a dataset to scratch the itch, and sometimes even an answer. But always statistically significant... to me ❤
This one is just a chart. Every shot Stephen Curry took in his unanimous-MVP 2015-16 season, hexed by where it came from and colored by field-goal percentage — choose a different player in the dropdown.
How much of a season disappears into timeouts? I dug into 2015-16 play-by-play to map when coaches stop the game, who stops it most, and whether a timeout actually halts a run.
Used data from OpenStreetMap and city government to visualize construction permits issued for Lisbon's historical center. Also made a pretty GIF.
Combined data from Zomato's API and geometric manipulations to estimate the proportion of Lisbon's surface area and population that lies within a 5-min walk of a Padaria Portuguesa.
Using NYPD complaint data, I forecast crime rates with ARIMA models and used unsupervised clustering to find hotspots — pointing to where and when to patrol.