Brendon Rothrock

One data-driven source I use on a regular basis is Amazon. With Amazon, there would be a rather large amount of data because I use this service rather extensively. Some rows that would go into the spreadsheet would be quantity of item, date of order, date of delivery,
and number of stars. The column heading would be the name of the item.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/commonwealth-bank-targets-smes-with-new-big-data-analytics-platform/

Since I am interested in banking, I thought this article about a bank creating a new data analytics tool for small to medium sized businesses to use was a great article. The goal of the new tool is to empower the SMEs (small-to-medium enterprises)…[Read more]

One KPI that I use on a regular basis is the activity app on my Apple Watch. The app conforms to SMART criteria. It is both Specific and Measurable because it measures my activity and it very precise. Each goal from the app is specific to me. It is also Achievable because I am able to track the progress towards my goal and I am able to achieve…[Read more]

I personally have not made a mistake that was mentioned in the article. However, I believe the most important mistake to avoid is not backing up the data. You should always back your data up because if you do make a mistake, you can always go back to the backup. I think that is why backing up your data is the single most important thing you can do…[Read more]

Report: Inaccurate Data Undercuts Business Decisions

I thought this article was very interesting because it talks about dirty data and how it can undermine business decisions. Dirty data is something that I feel like I should be heavily aware of because I hope to become a business analyst and that involves…[Read more]

I believe “Simplify” is the most important of the 8 core principles of data visualization. I think that if you are able to simplify the data, then more people can access it and interpret it. And since you are able to simplify your own data, that shows readers that you fully understand your data and can lead to the data being spread across the…[Read more]

What is Data Visualization?

This website discusses what data visualization is and how to create a visual of data that ordinary people can interpret. The visualization they use is a combination of different types of graphs. The middle graph is a Small Multiple / Trellis Display type graph. They also use a pie chart. And…[Read more]

https://www.ft.com/content/65342eb2-e7ab-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539
This article that the Financial Times published talks about a power exchange between the old and new worlds of finance. New legislation discusses the open market of banks and data. The new legislation is to boost the competition between the old and new worlds of finance. The new law…[Read more]

One piece of conventional wisdom that I have grown accustomed to is that “organic food is healthier than processed/artificial food.” I would test this by finding people who eat only organic and other people who eat only processed/artificial food. After the trial, I would then have the subjects get tests done and see what their nutrition levels are.