Alexa Lessard

The most important takeaway from this class would be how to analyze data and that data analyses can be skewed. How to clean data and look for errors was also useful. This class showed me that it is important to know how to view/analyze data no matter what field you go into.

Instagram is a data driven service that I use everyday. I could have the rows be the usernames. The columns could include things like number of followers, posts, likes, and comments.

https://channels.theinnovationenterprise.com/articles/how-has-big-data-shaped-social-media
This article is interesting because it explains how big data influences social media. Obviously the two are connected but it did not occur to me to think about social media in terms of the data being collected from our posts. It’s also interesting to see…[Read more]

I think the most important principle is asking why. You can’t do much with the results if you don’t know why you have them. Asking why gives meaning and purpose to your analysis.

An example of a KPI that I use is the amount of storage I have on my phone. It’s specific and measurable because I can see which apps/what information on my phone takes up storage. It is achievable because if my phone storage is almost full, I can delete things on my phone so that I have more space. It is relevant because I can see if I need to…[Read more]

Although I have never personally made any of the mistakes listed in the article, I believe #4 would be most important to avoid. If you don’t use all the columns, you’re missing data in your analysis. If you don’t have all the data then all the work you do with it could essentially be useless.

News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017

I am a Media Studies and Production major so I chose an article on news use across social media platforms in 2017. I found this article interesting because it shows how many adults in the United States use social media to get their news as opposed to reading a…[Read more]

I often hear people say that drinking coffee every day is bad for your health. I drink coffee on a daily basis and have yet to notice a difference in my health. Although it would depend on each person’s lifestyle and coffee order, you could collect data to compare the health of people who drink coffee every day versus people who don’t drink coffee…[Read more]