Week 3

This session will be recorded

Today’s Agenda

Note that today’s agenda is curtailed given the short week. Let’s dive right into the lab!

This class will be recorded (remind me if I forget!)
Log in to the class JupyterHub using the UP206A Git Puller to avoid the bottleneck
Week 2 review
- Concerns?
- Week 2 lab submission issues
Lab: Census data exploration in python using pandas

Assignments

Group Assignment #2: Census Data Exploration

For this group assignment, each group member will create and submit a separate Jupyter Notebook. Each notebook should choose census indicators that are relevant to your research project. For example:

one group member may choose to do a race profile for Los Angeles, and the other member may choose to do the same race profile for New York
one member may choose to do a transportation profile for Los Angeles, and the other member may choose an education profile also for Los Angeles
each member may choose a different time period to do a temporal analysis.

Do not copy and paste the class lab. Make sure to start a brand new notebook.

If you are working on a project outside of the United States, consult with me to find an alternative dataset to explore.

The first cell of the notebook should be a markdown cell that includes a title, description, and author of the assignment.
Download census variables relevant to your research question (if you are working outside of the United States, consult with me to find an alternative dataset)
Create a Jupyter Notebook and use pandas/geopandas to explore and visualize the data
Produce several charts, including one or more maps
Make sure to document each procedure with markdown cells with relevant headers
Run the cells in the notebook, and make sure the notebook “reads” from top to bottom, telling a story
Upload each Jupyter Notebook along with the associated census data file to your group repo
Submit your assignment by posting a link to your notebook here.

Thinking Cap Assignment

Geoff Geoff Boeing

Read or watch one of the following pieces. Then, write a short reaction paragraph directly as a discussion post here. Be prepared to discuss and present your reaction during our next session.