Tools, notes, and side projects I’ve put together over time—mostly beginner-friendly, designed as useful starting points for research workflows. I’ll keep updating this space as I systematize more of my work.
This package provides functions for creating geographic spatial weights matrices and estimating spatial models. It supports unbalanced data up to 2019 and includes wrappers for SAR, SEM, and SAC models.
library(devtools)
devtools::install_github("judechays/STADL", dependencies = TRUE)A set of notes focused on the summer and weeks leading up to the PhD, with practical advice on routines, expectations, and early decisions that matter.
Prepared for final paper presentations at the MPE Summer Methods Camp, with strategies for narrative flow, slide discipline, and delivery.
A collection of notes based on feedback I’ve received and observed from others. Disclaimer: not a definitive guide—just consolidated lessons that tend to help.
A collection of snippets and small patterns I reuse frequently (tables, figures, Beamer, macros, and workflow conveniences).
Notes and examples to help you build a simple workflow: clone, commit, push, branches, and common troubleshooting.
An accessible walkthrough of the intuition behind SVMs, plus implementation examples and a tutorial video.
A short guide focused on concrete steps for ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and data accessibility in political science research.