Author Archives: canoemoore

Creating accessible tables and graphs with R

Posted on August 26, 2011 by canoemoore

I was recently given the task of improving the accessibility of a statistical report, with the goal of meeting level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. The report contains about 600 pages of tables and graphs in a … Continue reading →

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Best breweries in Minnesota: Value-added ratings

Posted on July 9, 2011 by canoemoore

A good friend of mine told me to check out Beer Advocate online. Their rating system does a good job of balancing simplicity (A-F grades) with thoroughness (measures of central tendency and dispersion). I also appreciate the way it encourages … Continue reading →

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Using irtoys, plyr, and ggplot2 for test development

Posted on July 8, 2011 by canoemoore

My job as a Quantitative Analyst at the Minnesota Department of Education requires me to “provide evaluation, statistical, and psychometric support to the Division of Research and Assessment through the entire process of design, development, and reporting to the Minnesota … Continue reading →

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My new nephews are way above average

Posted on June 3, 2011 by canoemoore

My new nephews, Jacob and Jadon, are way above average. And though they don’t even live in Lake Wobegon! See, it says so right on their onesies that I got from NausicaaDistribution.

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Eastside Food Co-op goes solar

Posted on January 5, 2011 by canoemoore

I love Eastside Food Co-op. They’re in my neighborhood and stock all my grocery needs. They show informative movies like “Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story,” which the University of Minnesota helped create but balked at showing. They hold community … Continue reading →