Christian Jerome Del Carmen Arroyo

We live in a world where data is accessed through everything. However dirty data I thought was the most biggest take away. Just from a simple miscalculation on even one data entry could mess up an entire data base. From taking this class, I understood what to look out for and how to prevent and clean dirty data.

A data driven service like amazon would be organized in an excel spread sheet. Columns would include things such as viewed products, and their prices. And the Rows would include entities like people’s names.

https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21739644-securing-data-networks-new-ways-trade-data

According to Cisco, an American technology group, the amount of of data that passes through the internet amounts to more than a zettabyte each month. Usually, data deals are at between the holder of the information and those who want the…[Read more]

The KPI I use regularly is an application on my phone that tracks the amount of calories and nutrition I take daily, called My Fitness Pal. This app makes calorie counting convenient and easier for me to stay on a healthy diet. The more I track and long in my meals I found it easier to make healthier choices to reach my goals. It is specific and…[Read more]

I haven’t made any mistakes so far listed in the article, “Stupid Data Corruption Tricks,” because I have not had much experience with Excel. I have made several miscalculation errors on certain projects but none listed in the article. However while reading the article, now I understand what I have to do to avoid certain problems.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/22/technology/airbnb-property-types-new-experiences/index.html

This article is about how Airbnb wants to engage in an expansion effort. The company will start to offer more ways to search for properties, adding new tiers, called Airbnb Plus and Beyond by Airbnb, for a luxurious experience, and collections for…[Read more]

I believe that asking why would be the most important data visualization principle. Asking why further investigates where actionable results come from. Knowing whats happening can be easily be stated, noted, and examined, however understanding why it happened can result in a more beneficial way. For example, if a hazard, such as a fire, were to…[Read more]

According to Richard Beckman, I also believe that the financial industry is mostly affected by data science, most especially with Banking. Vast amounts of data are present in banks consisting of deposits, payments, balances, investments, and interactions with customers. Big data and analytics are also being improved constantly as banks compete…[Read more]

“Troubles of children are always the parent’s fault” is an example I could think of related to conventional wisdom. By collecting data of the parents of successful people then comparing to the parents of people that have made the wrong choices in life we could probably see if this statement is correct. Usually, for me, if you give a child fast…[Read more]