• Access quick tips
• Access exercises
• Logistic regression in SPSS
• Logistic output annotated
• CAR Wash: Identifying problems and cleaning your data
• Bulletproofing your analysis
• CAR overview
• Excel quick tips
• Excel exercises
• Google Fusion Part 1
• Google Fusion Part 2
• The power of maps
• Stats for reporting with David Donald
• Visualizing

Powerpoints:

• When there is no data
• Fighting for data
• 50 ideas in 50 minutes (from NICAR 2011 with Jo Craven Mcginty)
• Car overview
• FOIA basics - STL Better Watchdog Workshop
• The document (and data) state of mind - STL Better Watchdog Workshop
• Mapping
• Stats the way we like them (and the jingle)

Teaching and training CAR:

• Newsroom CAR skills survey
• Training tips for the newsroom
• Training models for the newsroom
• Syllabus - Texas Christian University
• Syllabus - University of Missouri
• Syllabus - American University
• Syllabus - American University graduate school

Mapping data sets and links

• Mapping 1 - Basic maps with ArcView
• Mapping 2 - Layers
• Mapping 3 - Geocoding
• Mapping 4 - Projections and datum oh my
• West Wing and projections
• Who's in Danny's room

Practice data sets

Note: Many of these are extracts of larger databases or have been edited - do not use for stories!!!

Data cleaning:

• Schools to clean
• Missouri stimulus grants
• Leadership PACs

Excel:

• City budget
• VA population
• Texas football coaches
• Homicides
• App Check
• Strong Mayor
• Employees
• Crime
• U.S. Tourism by country
• Texas county by county populations
• ICE removals
• Baseball salaries
• High school coach salaries
• DolososAmericaLatina
• Deer records
• Life expectancy by country
• US foreign lobbying
• Nursing homes (UK)
• Restaurants (UK)

Access:

• Hunting accidents
• Zoo disposition of animals – U.S.
• European zoos
• NEA Grants
• Debtors
• Tennessee Candidates
• Amusement park accidents
  
  

Downloading data from the Web:

• Texas marriage licenses