Jared Colston
@jaredcolston.bsky.social
Lead Data Scientist @SSTARLab. Ph.D. candidate @UW-Madison in Higher Ed Policy, studying geography of ed. opportunity and impact of colleges on their local economies/communities. Opinions my own.
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Jared Colston
@jaredcolston.bsky.social
· Nov 20
GitHub - jdcols01/trendline: Stata package for aggregate trendlines while preserving data structure
Stata package for aggregate trendlines while preserving data structure - jdcols01/trendline
github.com
Hey folks! Wanted to share a 🧵 on a super slim Stata package I put together for making aggregate line graphs by group while preserving your data structure. It's called -trendline- and you can find it on my GitHub here: github.com/jdcols01/tre...
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I made a reusable speed gauge NPS chart in Excel
and now you have to see this abomination too 📊
and now you have to see this abomination too 📊
March 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I made a reusable speed gauge NPS chart in Excel
and now you have to see this abomination too 📊
and now you have to see this abomination too 📊
Reposted by Jared Colston
THEY’RE CLIMBING THE POLES IN TOKYO GO BIRDS🦅🦅🦅
February 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
THEY’RE CLIMBING THE POLES IN TOKYO GO BIRDS🦅🦅🦅
Hey folks! Wanted to share a 🧵 on a super slim Stata package I put together for making aggregate line graphs by group while preserving your data structure. It's called -trendline- and you can find it on my GitHub here: github.com/jdcols01/tre...
GitHub - jdcols01/trendline: Stata package for aggregate trendlines while preserving data structure
Stata package for aggregate trendlines while preserving data structure - jdcols01/trendline
github.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Hey folks! Wanted to share a 🧵 on a super slim Stata package I put together for making aggregate line graphs by group while preserving your data structure. It's called -trendline- and you can find it on my GitHub here: github.com/jdcols01/tre...
Louisville beating Clemson and then losing to Stanford. This is absurd. Why would UK do this to us
November 17, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Louisville beating Clemson and then losing to Stanford. This is absurd. Why would UK do this to us
Reposted by Jared Colston
Reposting this #Stata guide I wrote a couple of years ago that discusses how to finetune #graphs for academic/journal articles.
The guide covers topics such as colors, legends, fonts, markers, focusing on certain elements etc.
medium.com/the-stata-gu...
The guide covers topics such as colors, legends, fonts, markers, focusing on certain elements etc.
medium.com/the-stata-gu...
Stata graph tips for academic articles
Learn tips and tricks for optimizing Stata graphs for journal articles.
medium.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Reposting this #Stata guide I wrote a couple of years ago that discusses how to finetune #graphs for academic/journal articles.
The guide covers topics such as colors, legends, fonts, markers, focusing on certain elements etc.
medium.com/the-stata-gu...
The guide covers topics such as colors, legends, fonts, markers, focusing on certain elements etc.
medium.com/the-stata-gu...
Reposted by Jared Colston
Regression is a tool for making comparisons
If you don't know / can't easily explain what comparisons you're trying to make, then you don't understand the regression you're running
If you don't know / can't easily explain what comparisons you're trying to make, then you don't understand the regression you're running
November 13, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Regression is a tool for making comparisons
If you don't know / can't easily explain what comparisons you're trying to make, then you don't understand the regression you're running
If you don't know / can't easily explain what comparisons you're trying to make, then you don't understand the regression you're running
Reposted by Jared Colston
Eleven people hospitalized after explosion at Louisville plant www.lpm.org/news/2024-11...
Eleven people hospitalized after explosion at Louisville plant
A factory explosion in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon injured multiple people and damaged homes and businesses.
www.lpm.org
November 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Eleven people hospitalized after explosion at Louisville plant www.lpm.org/news/2024-11...
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A 🧵 to keep track of my #Stata #dataviz packages. Regularly updated! Check GitHub links for more info.
Listed in the order they were released 👇
1) 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: A large collection of ready-to-use #Stata #schemes.
ssc install schemepack, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Listed in the order they were released 👇
1) 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: A large collection of ready-to-use #Stata #schemes.
ssc install schemepack, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
GitHub - asjadnaqvi/stata-schemepack: Here you will find various ready-to-use Stata schemes.
Here you will find various ready-to-use Stata schemes. - asjadnaqvi/stata-schemepack
github.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
A 🧵 to keep track of my #Stata #dataviz packages. Regularly updated! Check GitHub links for more info.
Listed in the order they were released 👇
1) 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: A large collection of ready-to-use #Stata #schemes.
ssc install schemepack, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Listed in the order they were released 👇
1) 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸: A large collection of ready-to-use #Stata #schemes.
ssc install schemepack, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
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19) waffle: A Stata package for Waffle plots
(together with @jaredcolston.bsky.social!)
ssc install waffle, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
(together with @jaredcolston.bsky.social!)
ssc install waffle, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
GitHub - asjadnaqvi/stata-waffle: A Stata package for Waffle charts
A Stata package for Waffle charts. Contribute to asjadnaqvi/stata-waffle development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
19) waffle: A Stata package for Waffle plots
(together with @jaredcolston.bsky.social!)
ssc install waffle, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
(together with @jaredcolston.bsky.social!)
ssc install waffle, replace
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Reposted by Jared Colston
#Stata #spider 🕷️is bumped to v1.4:
🕸️ Weights 🏋 are now allowed and users can also specify how they want to collapse the data.
🕸️ Users can now specify variable lists (wide form) making it easier to use.
🕸️ More options added.
More info and examples:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Up soon on SSC!
🕸️ Weights 🏋 are now allowed and users can also specify how they want to collapse the data.
🕸️ Users can now specify variable lists (wide form) making it easier to use.
🕸️ More options added.
More info and examples:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Up soon on SSC!
GitHub - asjadnaqvi/stata-spider: spider: A Stata package for spider plots.
spider: A Stata package for spider plots. Contribute to asjadnaqvi/stata-spider development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 4, 2024 at 3:19 PM
#Stata #spider 🕷️is bumped to v1.4:
🕸️ Weights 🏋 are now allowed and users can also specify how they want to collapse the data.
🕸️ Users can now specify variable lists (wide form) making it easier to use.
🕸️ More options added.
More info and examples:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Up soon on SSC!
🕸️ Weights 🏋 are now allowed and users can also specify how they want to collapse the data.
🕸️ Users can now specify variable lists (wide form) making it easier to use.
🕸️ More options added.
More info and examples:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
Up soon on SSC!
Too late to explore the world, too soon to explore the universe...
September 17, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Too late to explore the world, too soon to explore the universe...
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Why am I spending my Saturday wondering why Hoxby & Turner (2013) postcard intervention did not replicate when Gurantz and the College Board crew expanded it and what that means for information interventions in this post-sffa world?
September 7, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Why am I spending my Saturday wondering why Hoxby & Turner (2013) postcard intervention did not replicate when Gurantz and the College Board crew expanded it and what that means for information interventions in this post-sffa world?
Reposted by Jared Colston
"We conclude that racial and ethnic minorities are inadequately served by our large household surveys [from census] and that researchers should cautiously interpret survey-based estimates of racial and ethnic differences in [safety net] program receipt and post-benefit income."
Race, Ethnicity, and Measurement Error www.nber.org/papers/w3286...
"the dominant error is under-reporting for a wide variety of programs, samples, and surveys, the implication is that the safety net better supports minority groups than the survey data suggest"
"the dominant error is under-reporting for a wide variety of programs, samples, and surveys, the implication is that the safety net better supports minority groups than the survey data suggest"
Race, Ethnicity, and Measurement Error
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
August 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
"We conclude that racial and ethnic minorities are inadequately served by our large household surveys [from census] and that researchers should cautiously interpret survey-based estimates of racial and ethnic differences in [safety net] program receipt and post-benefit income."
Colston: You gotta go full onebag mode. Whatever doesn't fit in a backpack throw away
Greene: Can you pick her up?
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
CHEE: I am getting very dishy in the novel.
CHEE: I am getting very dishy in the novel.
August 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Colston: You gotta go full onebag mode. Whatever doesn't fit in a backpack throw away
I tried making a starter pack for the U.S. higher ed folks on here (after looking for one and not finding it myself). Includes researchers, journos, and just people who talk about higher ed stuff. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/71aQ6gS
go.bsky.app/71aQ6gS
August 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I tried making a starter pack for the U.S. higher ed folks on here (after looking for one and not finding it myself). Includes researchers, journos, and just people who talk about higher ed stuff. Let me know who I missed!
go.bsky.app/71aQ6gS
go.bsky.app/71aQ6gS
Excited to announce that I'm joining the SSTAR Lab at UW-Madison as Lead Data Scientist! Can't thank PNPI enough for the opportunity to be their Associate Director of Research. Looking forward to this next prof. chapter!
April 24, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Excited to announce that I'm joining the SSTAR Lab at UW-Madison as Lead Data Scientist! Can't thank PNPI enough for the opportunity to be their Associate Director of Research. Looking forward to this next prof. chapter!
Excited to announce the new and greatly improved -waffle- package available currently on GitHub (and SSC soon)! From my first-ever Stata package using Asjad's waffle plot guide to collaborating on this massively improved version! Just in time for waffle day on the #30DayChartChallenge
Announcing the re-launch of the #Stata #waffle package with @jaredcolston.bsky.social. It has now been upgraded to have much more flexibility and functionality!
And adding a graph for thr #30DayChartChallenge Day4: Waffles :)
More info and instructions here:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
And adding a graph for thr #30DayChartChallenge Day4: Waffles :)
More info and instructions here:
github.com/asjadnaqvi/s...
April 4, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Excited to announce the new and greatly improved -waffle- package available currently on GitHub (and SSC soon)! From my first-ever Stata package using Asjad's waffle plot guide to collaborating on this massively improved version! Just in time for waffle day on the #30DayChartChallenge
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Looking forward to heading to Cambridge today for the NBER Financing Higher Education conference, where I’ll be presenting this new work with Kalena Cortes & Camila Morales.
Paper, program, and livestream all available here! nber.org/conferences/fi…
Paper, program, and livestream all available here! nber.org/conferences/fi…
April 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Looking forward to heading to Cambridge today for the NBER Financing Higher Education conference, where I’ll be presenting this new work with Kalena Cortes & Camila Morales.
Paper, program, and livestream all available here! nber.org/conferences/fi…
Paper, program, and livestream all available here! nber.org/conferences/fi…
Reposted by Jared Colston
Check out some cool work by my coauthors at Census looking at the gender wage gap by postsecondary education quality:
www.census.gov/library/stor...
www.census.gov/library/stor...
Gender Pay Gap Similar Among Certificate Degree Graduates and Those from Highly Selective Bachelors Degree Programs But Reasons Why Differ
New data linking higher education attainment and wage records enables research showing that gender wage gap channels vary by education level.
www.census.gov
February 22, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Check out some cool work by my coauthors at Census looking at the gender wage gap by postsecondary education quality:
www.census.gov/library/stor...
www.census.gov/library/stor...
Reposted by Jared Colston
bookshop.org/p/books/in-t...
I’m constantly recommending this book to people. The relationship between our Universities and their towns/cities is not as healthy as I used to think.
I’m constantly recommending this book to people. The relationship between our Universities and their towns/cities is not as healthy as I used to think.
February 19, 2024 at 8:59 PM
bookshop.org/p/books/in-t...
I’m constantly recommending this book to people. The relationship between our Universities and their towns/cities is not as healthy as I used to think.
I’m constantly recommending this book to people. The relationship between our Universities and their towns/cities is not as healthy as I used to think.
Reposted by Jared Colston
Excited to share my new publication at Political Behavior on Americans who identify as rural but don't live in rural areas. Such 'non-rural rural identifiers' hold similar group-based affect, values, & political tendencies as those living in rural areas. (1/3) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Feeling Out of Place: Who Are the Non-Rural Rural Identifiers, and Are They Unique Politically? - Political Behavior
Previous work suggests rural identity often stems from direct experience living in a rural area, and that categorical group membership occurs before social identification. Puzzlingly, however, some U....
link.springer.com
February 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Excited to share my new publication at Political Behavior on Americans who identify as rural but don't live in rural areas. Such 'non-rural rural identifiers' hold similar group-based affect, values, & political tendencies as those living in rural areas. (1/3) link.springer.com/article/10.1...