Category Archives: Data Viz
Google Trends, R, and the NFL
A week or so ago I saw a tweet related how the NFL lockout was affecting the search traffic for “fantasy football” on Google (using Google Trends). Basically, the search traffic (properly normalized on Google Trends) was down prior to … Continue reading
A Rule Change in Major League Soccer?
I have to admit that working with my Major League Soccer data set has been slow going. There are a few reasons: (1) I have a full-time job at the National Renewable Energy Lab and (2) the data isn’t quite … Continue reading
Goals per Game in MLS
I promised something related to Major League Soccer and here it is. Caveat: It’s not much. Why so sparse? (1) The data is a bit messy due to teams folding, expansion, name changes, etc. (2) I was backpacking all weekend … Continue reading
