In-Class Exercise 8.1: Identifying Key Performance Indicators
Here is the exercise.
Reading Quiz #6: Complete by March 19, 2018
Some quick instructions:
- You must complete the quiz by the start of class on March 19, 2018.
- When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. It will then take you to the quiz.
If it says you don’t have access, make sure you’re signed out of your regular Gmail (non-TUMail) account! - You can only do the quiz once. If you submit multiple times, I’ll only use the first (oldest) one.
- This is “open book” – you can use the articles to answer the questions – but do not get help from anyone else.
Ready? Take the quiz by clicking this link.
Your reading list for KPIs
Weekly Question #6: Complete by March 19
Leave your response as a comment on this post by the beginning of class on March 19, 2018. Remember, it only needs to be three or four sentences. For these weekly questions, I’m mainly interested in your opinions, not so much particular “facts” from the class!
Answer one of these:
We spent a little time in class discussing the article Stupid Data Corruption Tricks.
- Have you ever made one of the mistakes listed in the article? Describe what happened.
- If you haven’t made one of those mistakes, which one of them do you think is the most important to avoid?
In-Class Exercise 7.2: Finding Bad Data in Excel
Here is the exercise.
And here is the dataset you’ll need [Vandelay Orders by Zipcode.xlsx].
Assignment 3: Cleaning a Data Set, Due March 16 at 3 p.m.
Here are the instructions (in Word) (and as a PDF). Make sure you read them carefully! This is an assignment that should be done individually.
And here is the data file you’ll need: VandelayOrders(Jan).xlsx.
In-Class Exercise 7.1: How Data Gets Dirty
Here is the exercise.
Reading Quiz #5: Complete by March 12, 2017
Some quick instructions:
- You must complete the quiz by the start of class on March 12, 2018.
- When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. It will then take you to the quiz.
If it says you don’t have access, make sure you’re signed out of your regular Gmail (non-TUMail) account! - You can only do the quiz once. If you submit multiple times, I’ll only use the first (oldest) one.
- This is “open book” – you can use the articles to answer the questions – but do not get help from anyone else.
Ready? Take the quiz by clicking this link.
Your reading list for dirty data, 7.1, 7.2
Study Guide for Exam 1
Here is the study guide for the first midterm exam. Here is also a more detailed version based on notes from class.