tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.comments2024-01-21T21:29:54.146-08:00If We AssumeJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932747144037742617noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-46983310920341035262022-03-02T09:19:00.147-08:002022-03-02T09:19:00.147-08:00I searched Google and quickly gathered some data o...I searched Google and quickly gathered some data on NFL Coaches Salaries, as well as their age. I then grabbed a few years of Win/Loss standings from ESPN (again, top hit on Google). Averaging together the results from the past 3 years of NFL play, let's see how they look! Of course I've highlighted the Seahawks with a bright green star.Chase Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608696907479986825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-182969926419969762019-06-29T00:18:12.817-07:002019-06-29T00:18:12.817-07:00I think there is one plot missing showing battery ...I think there is one plot missing showing battery capacity plotted with respect to usage. It seems like your x axis is actual years and not usage time (actually using the laptop is maybe a third of that) but as seen in your later plots depend on your change over the years.opensourcesbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277311320588957576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-16442826178156343622019-06-29T00:17:06.237-07:002019-06-29T00:17:06.237-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.opensourcesbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277311320588957576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-50963435564725677962019-06-28T10:30:57.629-07:002019-06-28T10:30:57.629-07:00Awesome!!Awesome!!Rohithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179120388292690685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-64726310683748635212019-06-28T10:08:54.841-07:002019-06-28T10:08:54.841-07:00This is great!This is great!jameskopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946622076665122241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-40810090561755451722019-06-17T14:53:02.236-07:002019-06-17T14:53:02.236-07:00The variance between those salaries is extreme, an...The variance between those salaries is extreme, and I've never seen it accounted for in any study, and I've seen a lot. Liberal arts professors are paid WAY less than marketing and law professors. Half as much in lots of cases. I had a tenured wife that worked about 20 hours a week, mostly online "work" as a marketing professor at a satellite school for the U of Indiana and she made around $110k/yr. for 10 months, not including some very generous vacations, policies and rather undeserved stature. It's a cush job, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-73017098997517008462019-06-17T11:37:03.269-07:002019-06-17T11:37:03.269-07:00They are stacked vertically skewed stacked histogr...They are stacked vertically skewed stacked histograms, (which many folks in the statistics business wrinkle their noses at for providing a source of confusion). That is, there's some unstated sense of binned data wherein one may say this range of salary values represents some percentage of the whole sampled population. The highest point of each curve is thereby the mode salary, etc.Just AboveNOAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671116119773695985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-67489824739410342712019-06-17T11:19:59.842-07:002019-06-17T11:19:59.842-07:00What is the Y-axis supposed to represent?What is the Y-axis supposed to represent?Radlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360571467924468209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-28503122883718894482019-06-17T10:58:53.905-07:002019-06-17T10:58:53.905-07:00Does the data source allow for determining the pro...Does the data source allow for determining the professor's field? This analysis might look very different if you are comparing the salaries to the median salary for that field outside of university. Even just by college (i.e. Engineering vs. Business vs. Liberal Arts vs....) might be enough to be informative.rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587634589065610863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-8122928846468939112019-03-04T14:47:10.478-08:002019-03-04T14:47:10.478-08:00And there's no way to see the actual map? Only...And there's no way to see the actual map? Only when you show it in the video? :(Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609098451201074292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-18017395261724162492017-08-04T13:40:41.534-07:002017-08-04T13:40:41.534-07:00Thanks for the update, Dan! I've thought recen...Thanks for the update, Dan! I've thought recently this data source deserves some more attention, and with AM/FM/TV all available that might push me over the edge to do something with it!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932747144037742617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-14158227643055346892017-08-04T13:07:52.640-07:002017-08-04T13:07:52.640-07:00I came across this post a few years ago, and it wa...I came across this post a few years ago, and it was very helpful. I was also looking for AM data at the time, and at that point, the FCC did not make it easily available. They now have an API that you can use for free to get contours for AM, TV and FM: https://geo.fcc.gov/api/contours/Dan Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957050493525830705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-22995241322170968602017-05-04T01:10:06.674-07:002017-05-04T01:10:06.674-07:00Fascinating. Like the DST on the first graph. Migh...Fascinating. Like the DST on the first graph. Might add some interest to put lines in for the equinoxes and solstices. Well done.DrTrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453717019802830119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-41696366564114941162016-09-13T21:37:52.249-07:002016-09-13T21:37:52.249-07:00But... if you use Excel then a lot of effort must ...But... if you use Excel then a lot of effort must be put in to get an acceptable plot. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291049544520445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-15848884120877774852016-08-30T08:33:15.416-07:002016-08-30T08:33:15.416-07:00Well, at least I won't be around then!Well, at least I won't be around then!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214628042710897631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-63121727820866203232016-06-27T20:12:16.044-07:002016-06-27T20:12:16.044-07:00This was the argument for the early European mapma...This was the argument for the early European mapmakers... also the argument for the early Chinese astrologers... Each, in his own way, assumed that they were the center of all the perceived... It's a fallacious argument in all cases... and definitely in this one... Southwest Manuscriptershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854019256373313458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-90242210521175984932016-04-22T09:15:34.736-07:002016-04-22T09:15:34.736-07:00Have you ever considered maybe, just maybe they we...Have you ever considered maybe, just maybe they were made that way? There's a whole lot of coincidences that really fall into the realm of impossibilities without a designer.CuriosityRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399064379804760217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-50790331862987680822016-03-14T20:11:42.998-07:002016-03-14T20:11:42.998-07:00Is there a convenient way to get a diverging cubeh...Is there a convenient way to get a diverging cubehelix? For example, black -> reds -> white -> blues -> black? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759499976909882483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-16997352650296266602016-02-16T15:55:59.474-08:002016-02-16T15:55:59.474-08:00The fatal flaw here is that there is no stable cen...The fatal flaw here is that there is no stable center of the universe from the big bang, nor a single centroid of dark mater. The observable universe is, by construction, centered around ourselves. The universe is thus and always ego-centric in our vantage point.<br /><br />Latitude and Longitude in the sky are ideal coordinates for the observed celestial sphere.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932747144037742617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-77476701988329273362016-02-16T15:35:00.772-08:002016-02-16T15:35:00.772-08:00This has been my point exactly! For many centurie...This has been my point exactly! For many centuries scientists on Earth have been using biased, Geocentric standards for measurement and exploration... Since Copernicus there have been a few rebels who have attempted to alter this ego-centric view of the universe...<br />I propose a new system of standards based on the stability of either the aftermath of the big bang or the centroid of dark matter upon which to base a new, non-local standard of measurement that doesn't rely upon the truly obsolete standard of Earth Latitudes and Longitudes...Southwest Manuscriptershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854019256373313458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-7331032064867092852016-02-14T05:52:03.106-08:002016-02-14T05:52:03.106-08:00Just saw this really interesting info. Since Pope ...Just saw this really interesting info. Since Pope Benedict resigned at age 85, I thought it was interesting that (since 1800) only one pope has actually live past 85 - Pope Leo XIII dies in 1903 at age 93. Overall, the average age of death (since 1800) was 78 (77 starting at 1900 and 79 if you include Pope Leo XIII). So I think getting to 85 is pretty impressive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038848848264729554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-3345010467013869562016-01-20T23:51:33.834-08:002016-01-20T23:51:33.834-08:00Glad you enjoyed my post on Kepler 186! And excell...Glad you enjoyed my post on Kepler 186! And excellent points all around about connecting these types of brightness variations to KIC 8462852 (aka Tabby's Star).<br /><br />I have looked at the Kepler data for Tabby's Star, though not until after it was publicized and widely discussed. There are a few solid reasons we think what's occurring is not due to starspots. Here are some thoughts/replys in no particular order:<br /><br />- We actually know quite a lot about sun spots, and starspots have been studied for a long time. It's true that starspots are very hard to study, as we cannot "see" them directly, but we've been able to piece together a reasonable picture, and they seem like they follow similar physics to what's occurring on the Sun<br /><br />- Tabby's Star is a F3V type star. F3 is designation related to it's temperature, V of it's evolutionary status (in this case it is on it's main sequence of life, like our Sun). Stars of type F generally do not have much in the way of starspots because they lack much (if any) of a convective envelope, which we believe is important for creating the types of magnetic field bundles needed to form coherent strong starspots.<br /><br />- No starspot on a main sequence star has (I believe) reached a depth of 20% flux blocked. That's not to say it's impossible per say (10% dips have been reported), but it's unlikely<br /><br />- The "shape" of the flux modulation is all wrong for a starspot to be rolling into view, or emerging and decaying. It looks wacky as hell...<br /><br />- Differential rotation also doesn't present a signal that looks like this. Tabby's star is too irregular, and the flux dips only occur a few times.<br /><br />- There are basically 3 workable theories for what's going on with Tabby's star:<br /><br />1. Some kind of as-of-yet-unknown variability is causing the star to get dimmer over a weird timescale. Without other observations (temperature measurements, IR monitoring, mulit-color or spectral monitoring) during one of these dips, we won't be able to tell much<br /><br />2. Something is blocking the light like comets, which have been suggested previously.<br /><br />3. Something is wrong w/ Kepler or a previously unseen companion has some funky behavior we didn't notice, or... something else that isn't astrophysical w/ this F3V star specificallyJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932747144037742617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-39221961285267775872016-01-20T23:37:15.683-08:002016-01-20T23:37:15.683-08:00I was taking a walk tonight and wondering about th...I was taking a walk tonight and wondering about the KIC 8462852 star and the odd light flux that has occupied its fair share of science mystery news tonight. I was wondering why it couldn't be explained as sun spots. As I am not educated in the subject I went to wikipedia to see what we know about sun spot duration, etc. I was surprised to learn that we had observed sun spots on other stars and called them star spots. Apparently, this is so little discussed in the literature, that your blog post was the most authoritative result that appeared when I searched "largest starspots" on google. <br /><br />Your post is really interesting and very intelligible for a layman such as myself. Good job. But I digress, I am curious if you have analyzed KIC. I understand from the below article that a 20% drop in flux in KIC could not be explained by sun spots, along with what I understand to be irregular flux recordings. Given how little we know of our own sun's spots, could it be that KIC is just a manifestation of previously unknown starspot dynamics? Have you looked at the data yourself and applied an analysis? It seems to me that a differential rotations could explain the chaotic nature of the flux and that there does not appear to be any boundary limit on sun spot size that would prohibit a 20% flux. <br /><br />http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/curious-case-of-kic-8462852-102020155/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809559189983989204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-52171554223464891172016-01-06T15:21:51.341-08:002016-01-06T15:21:51.341-08:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stopshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_StopsRandom Survey'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14630776913637069229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688166712778183365.post-85918512733813114602015-11-09T09:07:18.191-08:002015-11-09T09:07:18.191-08:00Where can I find the code for this?Where can I find the code for this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443333509203310686noreply@blogger.com