2024-05-01T22:42:45-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/105480419/i-quant-ny-visualizing-nyc-s-open-data Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-07-31T14:54:00-04:00 >2014-08-04T21:55:15-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hk/hkoldccb4mmnnvyz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Quantitative Analysis of NYC Open Data: Every data set that the city releases tells a story. This blog is all about telling those stories, one data set at a time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Ben Wellington's "<a href="http://iquantny.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Quant NY</a>" blog is a gem in data-driven journalism's crown. Featuring visualizations of data sets from&nbsp;New York City's remarkable Open Data Portal, the blog covers a wide-variety of civic topics, everything from mapping fire hydrant usage to rate of taxi complaints by borough.&nbsp;</p><p>Wellington began using the Open Data Portal as coursework for his statistics class, teaching urban planning students at the <a href="http://archinect.com/schools/cover/72600/pratt-institute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pratt Institute</a>.</p><p>h/t to <a href="http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/07/graphing-new-yorkers-lives-through-the-open-data-portal/375277/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City Lab</a>, who spoke with Wellington about his blog and teaching stats to city planners.</p>