Michael Lee

I’m a research and data professional with an interest in creating products and tools that supplement the acquisition of knowledge. My toolkit includes R, SQL, D3, and LaTeX, and my background in special education assists in making complex concepts accessible.

R Programming

  • Co-authored the EdSurvey R package for analysis of survey data using NCES statistical methods, including the development of R functions from scratch (accompanied by acceptance tests), two vignettes, and presentation of the package’s practical use for researchers at 2016, 2017, and 2018 AERA workshops
  • Co-authored the NAEPprimer data package for connecting to random mini-sample of real data from the 2005 grade 8 NAEP mathematics assessment

Automated Reporting

  • Automated the production of summary reports, each featuring a custom-designed LaTeX template embedded with unique ggplot2 visualizations illustrating data trends
  • Collaborated with designers to replicate a visualization using base R graphics tools to produce over 2000 visualizations of student and teacher level survey data to populate client summary reports

Data Visualization

  • Developed over 10 unique animations for social media distribution at twitter.com/EdNCES
  • Advanced knowledge of ggplot2, the tidyverse, and additional R packages to create animations and print-ready graphics from raw data
  • Experienced building interactive graphics using D3.js

Web Development

  • Customized Bootstrap and Bulma frameworks featuring HTML and CSS responsive design principles
  • Experienced creating unique websites in both Jekyll and Hugo static site generation frameworks
  • My blog post describing my reproduction of the Wall Street Journal’s famous measles vaccination chart as an animation was featured across DataCamp's social media platforms.

Take a look at my work

Bar Chart - Parent Educational Attainment

Bar Chart Race - Changing Demographics in K–12 Public School Enrollment

Bar Chart Race - Changing Demographics in Postsecondary Enrollment

State Map - Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (2020 update)

Line Chart - Master's Degrees Conferred

Line Chart - College Enrollment Rate (2020 update)

Bar Chart - Median Annual Earnings (2020 update)

Bar Chart Race - States With the Highest Public School Enrollment

State Map - Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (2020 update)

State Map - Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate

Bar Chart - Median Annual Earnings

Line Chart - College Enrollment Rate

Line Chart - Percentage of Students Reporting Being Bullied

Line Chart - On Campus Crimes

Line Chart - Status Dropout Rate

State Map - Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate

Line Chart - Status Completion Rate

Stacked Area Chart - US Education Enrollment

Average cumulative student loan balance for doctorate degree completers, by degree program: Selected years, 2000–2016

Average cumulative student loan balance for master's degree completers, by degree program: Selected years, 2000–2016

Average cumulative student loan balance for graduate school completers, by degree type: Selected years, 2000-2016

Percentage of revenue for elementary and secondary public schools

Highest and lowest spending states per public education pupil

High School Attainment - Line Chart from COE 2017 Data Release

Percent of Borrowers by Cohort - Animated Bar Chart

Median Debt By Educational Attainment - Animated Bar Chart

Charter School Enrollment, 2005 to 2015 - Animated State Grid Map

Teacher-Pupil Ratio: Line Chart from COE 2017 Data Release

Educational Attainment - Line Chart from COE 2017 Data Release

Makeover Monday: WSJ Measles Vaccination Chart

Reproducing the WSJ Measles Vaccination Chart Using R Animation

School Bullying by Gender- Line Chart from COE 2017 Data Release

Measles Vaccination Chart D3 Replication 2

Measles Vaccination Chart D3 Replication

Genre Interactive - Visualizing Video Games Throughout History

Theme Interactive - Visualizing Video Games Throughout History

NCES Social Media Outreach - Animation

Automated Reports - Nevada Department of Education

International Activities Program Highlights - PISA

International Activities Program Highlights - ICILS

Insights on Diversifying the Educator Workforce - Teacher Diversity Tool

International Activities Program Highlights - TALIS

Automated Reports - Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Automated Reports - IMLS, Public Libraries Survey

EdSurvey - R package (CRAN)

NAEPprimer - R package (CRAN)

sabr - R package (GitHub)

Recreate a FiveThirtyEight Chicklet Stacked Bar Chart in ggplot2

Quick ggplot2 Tip: Creating Duplicate Legends

Quick ggplot2 Tip: Left Align ggplot2 Titles, Subtitles, and Footnotes with Y-Axis Label

R Animation Tip: Creating Pauses

The Dominance of Jonathan Taylor: Wisconsin Rushers in Context

Seasonal Virgin River Narrows Discharge

Wisconsin State Hex Grid - Mapping 2016 Presidential Results

Makeover Monday: WSJ Measles Vaccination Chart

Animated Line Chart from Condition of Education 2017 Data Release

Reproducing the WSJ Measles Vaccination Chart Using R

Mapping Wisconsin Presidential Election Results

NBA Draft Odds Plot

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sabr - R package

Visualizing Video Games Throughout History

Kris Bryant Performance Projection

Working with Minor League Similarity Scores

Let's Make a Minor League Baseball Database!