Authors: Matthew Blackwell, Stefano Iacus, Gary King, and Giuseppe Porro
This program is designed to improve the estimation of causal effects via an extremely powerful method of matching that is widely applicable and exceptionally easy to understand and use (if you understand how to draw a histogram, you will understand this method). The program implements the Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) algorithm described in:
Stefano M. Iacus, Gary King, and Giuseppe Porro, "Causal...
At present, we are using this page only to point to the existing "Astronomical Medicine" software page at the IIC site. For newer software, check out "Glue," below.
From the WWT website from which the program can be downloaded or run on the web:
"From web to desktop to full dome planetarium, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables you to explore the universe, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world and combining it with 3D navigation. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting ...
Glue is a Python framework to link visualizations of multiple related datasets. Its goal is to let users easily inter-compare data across several files....
The File Information Tool Set (FITS) identifies, validates, and extracts technical metadata for various file formats. It wraps several third-party open source tools, normalizes and consolidates their output, and reports any errors. FITS was created by the Harvard Library for use in its Digital Repository Service (DRS) but was released as open source in 2009.
Our group has begun experimenting with combinations of glue, dendrograms, and WorldWide Telescope, in order to bring new 3D interactive views of the Milky Way to researchers, and to the public. This page hosts a glimpse of that in-progress project. It will ultimately be deployed via universe3d.org.
