The data explorer I will produce will make use of the High School Longitudinal Study to offer insights to decision makers regarding actual outcomes and interactions of both high school and college curricula. This is will be done using R programming to create discreet outputs of hierarchical and longitudinal regressions of key variables, as well as a set of filterable descriptive statistics. This data will be graphically represented using Tableau to create an interactive experience.
With ever increasing computational power we can, with greater historical certainty, set aside the speculation and superstition that have guided our decision making. This will, in turn, reduce the ambiguity and subterfuge of news outlet analyses. The internet has leveled communication and also created a broad field for fake news, conspiracy theories and other unsubstantiated calls to “unreason.” The ability and opportunity to critically analyze narratives as well as their supporting evidence is becoming an essential hallmark of an educated citizen.
The dissection of available quantitative data surrounding the problem of educational and vocational alignment is the focus of the following interactive space. Perhaps the results of this study will move us closer to verifying the new paradigm of vocational supremacy, and we may see movement otherwise. With either possibility, the ability to move towards a surer conclusion is a useful gift.
The below is the first of many visualizations to come. This map demonstrates the distribution of the 944 high schools that participated in the High School Longitudinal Study. The side toolbar and region filter will aid in narrowing down your perspective, hovering over the map will display some relevant facts.
