Ok when I clicked the link I provided it didn't do anything good. So here's another link hopefully will work: https://www.kamresearch.global/
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Okay! Interesting! Now I get it. I've been missing the PDF link despite it being clearly at the bottom of the articles. I let skimming get the best of me sometimes 😭
This is really cool! I'll have to dig through these to see what they're about.
This is exactly what I was hoping for basically.
Respectfully, "do you always end up with a pdf?" as your result format?
How do you get from R to pdf?
Yes unfortunately PDF is the leading format for a fully compiled article. R is fantastic with graphics or visuals, then the article is written via whatever org preferences. They are combined, and in the case of formal research orgs it'll also go through a styling. So that'll format everything from the text to the coloring of the graphics. The PDF is typically the final draft output, just because it's less changeable.
I will say, even though it is not official, it's kind of part of the work that most overlook it 😅 When done in it's polished form, it intimidates folks and that's by design. There are ways to communicate these insights to broader audiences but there is no profit in that. But I'm open to making things more open... 🤑
These are nuts. You're really good 😂
I'll have to play with R and get an idea of what it's like. We should chat more soon. Basically I see all of your data here and imagine it being freed from PDF format. But I understand the nature of the universal PDF. Different situations call for different measures. I really connected with what you said about never having perfect data. Curious what we could create. In a bit of a trance lately.
What a fantastic comment! Thank you so much! I am very good at what I do, but I'm also aware of how little what I do means to most folks.
If I could make the insights I try to communicate resonate outside of a traditional PDF, then I do not exaggerate in that I would die happy 🤣
Let's collaborate! Our data is never perfect but it's always fantastic for taking a step towards furthering human understanding!
If you happen to know of some basic data sets that might emulate what you've already produced in any extent, that might be helpful for me to work out the foundation in advance. If the data you've already published is available for me to toy with, that would work. I'm not sure where to get "some random data".. 😂 I believe I can reproduce all of these charts in any flattering or desirable way.
The hard work part.. the impactful / intimidating part.. the profitable part.. we'll have to set that aside and stay technical at first. But that is all why I am here.
Ultimately you can spend any amount of time or money refining data. So of course scope is just as relevant in your line of work as is in mine. Referring to development. Technical debt in my case equates to.. R&D debt.. for you.. is there a term for too much analysis?
Yes, I can send you the data for the GFOA article from this year. Do you have signal? DM me and we can exchange contact info. I could probably recreate the data from the IHS articles, but I don't have that readily available.
Typically statistical analysis is pretty standardized and I'm almost always working on a tight deadline, so there is not too much time burn opportunity 🤣 For the GFOA article I wasted a lot of time trying to develop a language model but I failed. I had been thinking I could "vibe code" something because people boast about how good and easy it is but that was not my experience of it. But I only did that because it wasn't for a client the whole article was an independent flex 💪
The most time consuming part of the work I produce is the big picture insights but that's a result of me being a big nerd who is semi-constantly consuming information related to my projects. I don't bill for that part 🤣