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David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by April 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
This course will help you understand how to use Excel and Tableau. Not only will it help you to understand those databases but it will help you understand how they work and the purpose of using them
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David Dominic Moyer posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
An example of a data-driven service would be Twitter
The columns would include:
-Followers
-Following
-Pictures
-Number of Tweets
-Likes
-Retweets
-Replies
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David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by April 6, 2017, on the site 7 years, 7 months ago
Online Education Gets Up Close and Personal as Big Data Improves Performance
This article talks about how the use of big data is changing the landscape of education. Big data can be used to tailor the educational needs for specific students while also enhancing the educational experience. This data can be used to…[Read more] -
David Dominic Moyer posted a new activity comment 7 years, 7 months ago
An example of a KPI is how much money you spend.
Specific- How much money spent
Measurable- Amount of money spend compared to what is in your bank account
Achievable- Save money by reducing spending or by putting it in savings
Relevant- Don’t spend more than you have in your bank account
Time-Variant- How much money you spend vs. how much…[Read more] -
David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by March 9, 2017, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
The mistake I made was the miss the data type. I do this often since date and times are converted to long integers and make a confusing mess on the spreadsheet. I believe this is an important one not to mess up because it can be a hassle to fix the problem.
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David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
This article…[Read more]
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David Dominic Moyer posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago
Out of the eight core principles, I believe, “ask why” is the most important one. It is easy to know what’s happening but to get more detail and become more knowledgeable you need to ask why it’s happening. This will help you develop better knowledge about the specific data and help you become more interested. Knowing what’s happening is the easy…[Read more]
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David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 16, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
The one takeaway that I got out of Brain talking was that big data is the future of marketing. He talked about how companies use the big data that he collected and marketed to a specific demographic because of a concert, game, venue, or any other activity that would bring in marketers. This kinda of big data has been around for that past decade…[Read more]
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David Dominic Moyer commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/253022
This article is intriguing because it shows you how marketing firms and organizations are using social media data to market to their consumer. The article suggests that you can use social media data to target your audience, which is a great idea because the company doesn’t have to market to everyone but…[Read more] -
David Dominic Moyer posted a new activity comment 7 years, 9 months ago
An example of conventional wisdom is that marijuana is a gateway drug to other illegal drugs. However, there is no evidence that marijuana is a gateway drug to other hard illegal drugs. Matter in fact, studies suggest that the most common “gateway” drug for people is alcohol, which later leads to doing other form of illegal drugs.