Before class:

Public Transit

The trolley problem

Uber in NYC

Class Part I

The trolley problem test

Class Part II

Read the following article and skim the comments. How do you feel about the proposal? What is your sense of others feelings? Do people feel positively or negatively toward this proposal?
NYC Streetcar

Analysis of comments

Class Part III

NYC Buses
NYC Subways
Keys to social mobility
Tracking bus use

Questions

  • Describe the data.
  • Describe the analytical methods. Explain any correlations or models.
  • Is the data is gathered ethically and/or are the analytical results are applied ethically? Justify your answer.
  • What problems remain unsolved?
  • What additional correlations could you derive if provided data? Be sure to explain what data you would need.

Notes

Notes

Interesting extenstion to analyzing text

Finding fake comments submitted to the government