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<h2 id="python"><small>Python</small></h2>
<p>Python is a popular, multi-purpose programming language. Its light, simple style makes it great for beginners, and its <a href="https://wiki.python.org/moin/UsefulModules">giant ecosystem of libraries</a> makes it the true digital multi-tool. Use it to scrape websites, analyze GIS data, run regressions, edit audio/video, paint, and more.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>Web scraping in Python - Friday, Nov 13, 2015.</dd>
<dt>Lecture slides</dt>
<dd><a href="files/Python_Angela_NH2015.pdf">Intro to Python</a> (.pdf)</dd>
<dd><a href="files/Python_goodies_NH2015.zip">A bundle of example Python programs</a> (.zip)</dd>
<dd><a href="files/2015.11 Web scraping in Python.pdf">Web scraping in Python</a> (.pdf)</dd>
<dd><a href="files/generic-scraper.py">A generic scraping template in Python</a> (.py)</dd>
<dd>[Coming soon] An interactive tutorial on scraping tons of text in Python.</dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd><ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><pre>for name in ["EPoD", "JPAL", "IPA"]:
print "Hello, " + name + "!"</pre></li>
<li><a href="files/Python_goodies_NH2015.zip">Bundle of example programs</a> (.zip), more coming soon</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="https://github.com/angelaambroz">Angela</a>, <a href="https://github.com/edodge">Eric</a>, <a href="http://www.povertyactionlab.org/loza">Francine</a>, <a href="http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/people/mehmet-seflek">Mehmet</a>, <a href="http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/people/louise-paul-delvaux">Louise</a></dd>
<dt>What's it useful for?</dt>
<dd>Data cleaning and analysis (<a href="http://pandas.pydata.org/">pandas</a>, <a href="http://statsmodels.sourceforge.net/">statsmodels</a>, <a href="http://www.numpy.org/">numpy</a>). Automating repretitive tasks on your computer. Scraping the internet (<a href="http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/bs4/doc/">BeautifulSoup</a>), using APIs (<a href="http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/">requests</a>).</dd>
<dt>Tutorials</dt>
<dd><ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/programming-foundations-with-python--ud036">Programming Foundations with Python</a></li>
<li><a href="http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/">Learn Python the Hard Way</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python">Codecademy - Python track</a></li>
<li><a href="https://automatetheboringstuff.com/">Automate the Boring Stuff with Python</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.newcoder.io/">newCoder.io</a></li>
<li><a href="http://journalistsresource.org/tip-sheets/research/python-scrape-website-data-criminal-justice">Web scraping in Python: Practicing on a criminal justice dataset</a></li>
<li><a href="files/F(AF)L Tutorial - Scraping text from online resources.html">F(AF)L Tutorial: Scraping text from online resources</a></li>
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<h2 id="gis"><small>GIS</small></h2>
<p>Geographic information systems (GIS) are coordinate-based datasets used for mapping things. One of the main things you'll need to worry about when working with GIS data is the curvature of the Earth - i.e. standardizing your <a href="https://xkcd.com/977/">projections</a>. There are two softwares which can be used for GIS data analysis: <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/features/">ArcGIS</a> (Windows only; needs a <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/features/plans/pricing.html">license</a>) and <a href="http://www.qgis.org/en/site/">QGIS</a> (Mac/Windows; open source).</p>
<p>For basic map-making and GIS analysis (e.g. calculating distances, etc.), QGIS is probably sufficient. If you're working in a university setting, you might have access to an ArcGIS license. Both can be easily automated with <a href="#python">Python</a>.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.poverty-action.org/people/jessie-pinchoff">Jessie</a></dd>
<dt>What's it useful for?</dt>
<dd>Maps! Randomizing over geographic areas. Calculating distances, buffer zones.</dd>
<dt>Tutorials</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="http://www.esri.com/landing-pages/training/spatial-analysis">Learn What Spatial Analysis Can Do For You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.qgis.org/2.2/en/docs/training_manual/">QGIS training manual</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/17227/free-gis-workshops-tutorials-and-applied-learning-material">A big list of tutorials/resources from the GIS StackExchange</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gis.harvard.edu/tools/software/arcgis-online">Harvard's Center for Geographic Analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar">Workshops at the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences (Harvard)</a></li>
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<h2 id="git"><small>Git and GitHub</small></h2>
<p><code>git</code> is a very simple programming language for version control, run from the command line. <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a> is a popular website where you can use <code>git</code> to collaborate with others on code-based projects. It's basically <code>git</code> + the internet. Your code is hosted in online repositories ("repos") which can be public (free) or private (not free). You normally don't store data, Word documents, or other stuff on GitHub. It works best with plain text files.</p>
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<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd><mark>Let's git with the F(AF)L website! - <b>Friday, Dec 11, 2015</b>.</mark></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre>git commit -m "This is my first commit."</pre>
</dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="https://github.com/angelaambroz">Angela</a>, <a href="https://github.com/NilsEnevoldsen">Nils</a>, <a href="https://github.com/edodge">Eric</a>, <a href="https://github.com/boyercb">Chris</a>, <a href="http://www.povertyactionlab.org/loza">Francine</a></dd>
<dt>What's it useful for?</dt>
<dd>Collaborating on .do files, or any other plain text/coding files (.html, .py, .js). There is tell of a <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/a/6190412"><code>git</code> + LaTeX workflow</a>.</dd>
<dt>Tutorials</dt>
<dd><ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1">Try git in 15 minutes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/">git - the simple guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/">"Hello, world!" in GitHub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.udacity.com/wiki/ud775">How to use git and GitHub (wiki)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud775">How to use git and GitHub (short online course)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lynda.com/Git-tutorials/Up-Running-Git-GitHub/409275-2.html">Up and running with GitHub and git (Lynda.com)</a></li>
</ul></dd>
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<h2 id="stata"><small>Stata</small></h2>
<p>Our bread and butter.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd><ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/randomhelp/topics">Random Help</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.statalist.org/">StataList</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/">Cross Validated</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/stata">Stack Overflow ("Stata" tag)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/mult_pkg/whatstat/">What statistical test should I use?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cpc.unc.edu/research/tools/data_analysis/statatutorial">Introduction to Stata</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
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<h2 id="d3js"><small>d3.js</small></h2>
<p>Ever admired a beautiful infographic on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/15/us/politics/swing-history.html?_r=0">The New York Times</a> or <a href="http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/flights/">FiveThirtyEight</a>? It was probably built in <a href="http://d3js.org/">d3.js</a>. d3.js is a JavaScript library that binds data onto HTML elements. It takes almost any sort of data, and can make almost any sort of graph - you just need some JavaScript coding skills and imagination. It helps to be familiar with HTML/CSS and JavaScript before getting started; but some d3.js tutorials assume no prior knowledge.</p>
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<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre>d3.selectAll("circle")
.data(data)
.enter()
.append("circle")
.attr("cx", function(d) { return d.year; })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return d.income; })
.attr("r", function(d) { return d.population; })
.attr("color", "red");
</pre>
</dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/people/eric-dodge">Eric</a>, <a href="http://angelaambroz.com/sketchbook/sketches.html">Angela</a>, <a href="epod.cid.harvard.edu/people/mehmet-seflek">Mehmet</a>, <a href="https://github.com/boyercb">Chris</a></dd>
<dt>What's it useful for?</dt>
<dd>Generating interactive, online data visualizations of nearly any type (maps, charts, etc).</dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/data-visualization-and-d3js--ud507">Data visualization and D3.js</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bost.ocks.org/mike/">Mike Bostock's (creator of d3.js) website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock">Mike Bostock's gallery of d3.js examples</a></li>
<li><a href="http://alignedleft.com/tutorials/d3/">Scott Murray's tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki">Official documentation</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
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</section>
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<h2 id="css"><small>HTML/CSS</small></h2>
<p>Want to build a website? Or just a gorgeous infographic in d3.js? You should probably learn some basic HTML/CSS.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre><style>
p {
font: 300 78px Helvetica;
}
</style>
<body>
<p> Hello, world! This is my first webpage.</p>
</body></pre>
</dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="http://learn.shayhowe.com/html-css/">Learn to Code HTML and CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://learnlayout.com/">Learn CSS Layout</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.impressivewebs.com/css-terms-definitions/">CSS Terms and Definitions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.w3schools.com/">w3 Schools</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.codecademy.com/tracks/web">HTML and CSS (Codecademy)</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
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<h2 id="phd"><small>PhD applications</small></h2>
<p>Thinking about doing a PhD? If you haven't seen them already, <a href="http://chrisblattman.com/">Chris Blattman</a> has an excellent series of blog posts to read:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://chrisblattman.com/about/contact/gradschool/" target="_blank">Advice on applying to a PhD</a></li>
<li><a href="http://chrisblattman.com/2013/06/12/when-are-you-too-old-for-a-phd/" target="_blank">When are you too old to do a PhD?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chrisblattman.com/2007/12/12/how-to-get-a-phd-and-save-the-world/" target="_blank">How to do a PhD *and* save the world</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chrisblattman.com/2008/03/01/which-is-for-you-mpa-mpaid-or-phd/" target="_blank">Which is for you: MPA, MPA/ID, or PhD?</a> <small>and a 2013 <a href="http://chrisblattman.com/2013/10/04/what-ma-mpa-or-mia-program-is-for-you/" target="_blank">update</a></small></li>
</ul>
<p>Otherwise, relax with <a href="http://phdcomics.com/comics.php">PhD comics</a>.</p>
</section>
<section class="col-md-10">
<h2 id="latex"><small>LaTeX</small></h2>
<p>A typesetting software very much <em>not</em> <abbr title="What You See Is What You Get">WYSIWYG</abbr>. Pronounced "LAY-tek". It integrates well with <a href="#stata">Stata</a> and has become the standard writing tool for drafting academic articles.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Lecture slides</dt>
<dd><a href="files/TeX_Max_EPoD2013.pdf">An introduction to LaTeX (2012)</a></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre>\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{doublespace}
\title{My first \LaTeX{} document}
\author{Me!\thanks{%
Starfleet Academy, San Francisco, CA.
\textit{E-mail}: [email protected]}}
\date{December 2213}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
I have discovered something very interesting:
\begin{equation}
\sum_(i=1)^(N)x_(i)=n\cdot\bar{x}
\end{equation}
\end{document}</pre>
</dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.povertyactionlab.org/loza">Francine</a></dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="http://www.latex-tutorial.com/">LaTeX-tutorial.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tug.org/twg/mactex/tutorials/ltxprimer-1.0.pdf">LaTeX Tutorials: A primer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cs.cornell.edu/info/misc/latex-tutorial/latex-home.html">Beginning LaTeX</a></li>
<li><a href="http://mrskrummel.com/tutorials.html">Mrs. Krummel's Getting started with LaTeX</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section class="col-md-10">
<h2 id="sql"><small>SQL</small></h2>
<p>When dealing with relational databases, you use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL">SQL</a> (Structured Query Language, pronounced "sequel") to manage the data. In general, it's probably a good idea to get experience with different types of data: for example, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML">XML</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON">JSON</a> data.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre>SELECT avg(cast(mintempi as integer))
FROM weather_data
WHERE cast(rain as integer)=1 AND cast(mintempi as integer)>55</pre>
</dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.povertyactionlab.org/loza">Francine</a>, <a href="https://github.com/edodge">Eric</a></dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-relational-databases--ud197">Introduction to relational databases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/DB/2014/SelfPaced/about">A series of online courses by Stanford on databases</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</section>
<section class="col-md-10">
<h2 id="r"><small>R</small></h2>
<p>The <em>other</em> statistical software/quasi-programming language; Stata's free cousin. Did we mention it's free? Used a lot in the data science world. Free and open source.</p>
<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>F(AF)L</dt>
<dd>None yet. <small><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vsx1EvhnqYviZv8eEVTAOf-Fdm0wxuKjoKqXgY3iNUU/viewform?usp=send_form">Interested in teaching?</a></small></dd>
<dt>Example code</dt>
<dd>
<pre>
df <- read.csv("nameofthedatafile.csv")
df$column1
median(df$column1)
mean(df$column1, na.rm=TRUE)
sd(df$column1, na.rm=TRUE)
summary(df$colum1)
mysortedf <- df[order(df$column1),]
reg1 <- lm(y ~ v + w + (x*z), df)</pre>
</dd>
<dt>Who uses this?</dt>
<dd><a href="https://github.com/boyercb">Chris</a>, <a href="http://epod.cid.harvard.edu/people/louise-paul-delvaux">Louise</a></dd>
<dt>Resources</dt>
<dd>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="https://www.datacamp.com/">Data Camp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-r-programming-microsoft-dat204x-0">Introduction to R Programming</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/rprog">R Programming</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tryr.codeschool.com/levels/1/challenges/1">Try R</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/">(More) resources to help you learn and use R</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rpubs.com/">RPubs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.twotorials.com/">TwoTutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.iq.harvard.edu/calendar">Workshops at the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences (Harvard)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shiny.rstudio.com/gallery/">"Shiny" gallery of data visualizations in R</a></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
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