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Daniel Pearson commented on the post, Weekly Question #10: Complete by April 19, 2017, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
A great example of data-driven service is IMessage.It stores all types of informations based on your text messages. It collects data such as who sent the text, what time it delivered, what time you read it, and what type of message it is. IMessage is basically set up like a table with the most recent texts you recieved first all the way to the…[Read more]
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Daniel Pearson commented on the post, Weekly Question #9: Complete by April 12, 2017, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
My group consists of Brendon Rothrock, Seon Mi Cho, Charif Shell, Le Tang, and myself. Our project is about America’s flawed prison system. Right now our research and data searching is very broad but we are starting to narrow down different topics within the problems in our prisons.
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Daniel Pearson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Americans Widely Support Paid Family and Medical Leave, but Differ Over Specific Policies
This article is extremely interesting to me because I am currently in the middle of trying to change the PA Family Medical Leave Act with my mom. We have been trying to include siblings and parents in to the Family…[Read more]
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Daniel Pearson commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
I feel that “simplify” is the most important principle of the eight. Data visualizations are meant to tell a story. No one cares about extra add-ons or a bunch of fancy side notes. People want to know why you are making the visualization and what it is saying. Some people feel the need to demonstrate their intelligence by making data…[Read more]
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Daniel Pearson commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Public Sees Wealthy People, Corporations Gaining Influence in Trump Era
The public has taken very different views about who will benefit most under a Trump presidency. 64% of Americans believe the wealthy will benefit the most from his presidential run, while only 27% expect the wealthy not be affected.…[Read more] -
Daniel Pearson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago
One piece of conventional wisdom I have always heard is “Money buys happiness”. I would test this by collecting data from people with incomes over $100,000 and below $20,000. I would use surveys with questions regarding their personal satisfaction and happiness. I would then use the results to either verify or debunk the “myth”. Personally, I…[Read more]