Introduction Informed by the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values as described in Shalom Schwartz’s An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values (Schwartz 2012), we spent several days conducting statistical analyses of survey data in order to extrapolate environmental values from the survey sample size. To dust off our statistical and quantitative skills, we […]
A Reflection on Breadth
Entering the second semester of my third year at Lewis & Clark, suddenly the road ahead looks a lot shorter than the path behind. In just a year, I will be writing the second of two thesis projects of my senior year (if all goes according to plan). To avoid this daunting futurity, I instead […]
Narrative Analysis: College Websites
For our narrative analysis, we decided to look at the webpages of several private colleges and universities in the Portland area- Reed College, the University of Portland, and Lewis & Clark College. https://ds.lclark.edu/travismeng/2014/10/27/narrative-analysis-sustainability-web-pages-of-small-liberal-arts-schools-in-portland-or/
Extensive Methods
For the extensive portion of our group project on Lights Out Portland, we looked at Important Bird Areas along the Pacific Flyway near Portland. https://ds.lclark.edu/travismeng/2014/12/08/extensive-summary-post/
Intensive Analysis
For our Lights Out Portland Project, we delved into some “intensive” analysis of crime and lighting in Portland and webpage narrative analysis of the Audubon Society. To see what we did in lab, click here.