Dean A Stewart

One of the main things I took away from this course was how much there is to data and how it affects our everyday lives. This course also taught me some more features in excel. I also learned how to use tableau. Tableau seems like a useful tool because in business being able to put the data you collect into a visualization can help you present…[Read more]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/maybe-spotify-isnt-killing-the-music-industry-after-all/
This article relates to me because I use spotify almost everyday. Some people believe that music streaming is hurting the music industry because people are not buying the artist albums. Really spotify may have helped the music industry in some ways. It…[Read more]

Amazon:
Columns- Products, Purchase Date, Seller Rating
Rows- Price of Sale, Quantity of Purchased Items

A KPI that I see being used everyday is the Fitbit. The Fitbit fits the SMART criteria because it has specific goals for you to reach daily. The goals are measurable by how many steps you take. For the Fitbit you set your daily step goal so therefore it is attainable. I also feel the goal is realistic because no one is going to set themselves up…[Read more]

I think number six would would be the most important to avoid. If you are typing in a lot of data that involves dates and all of the data get turned to integers, it seems like it would be a hassle to fix and it would be a big waste of time.

Of the eight principles, I would argue that the ask why is the most important. I feel as though to run a successful business you need to be able to know what the data is telling you and why it is happening. If there is a problem and you do not know why the problem is occurring you can not fix it.

The most important thing I took away from Michael Dagar’s presentation was how big of a role data is in the world of business. I also found it interesting how the presentation of the data you collect can make a difference in how someone interprets the data or makes a decision with the data. I was also pretty impressed with how the university…[Read more]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/worried-about-the-stock-market-whatever-you-do-dont-sell/
The article I chose was published on August 24th. This article talks about the falling stock market. The article talks about how this could be because people are worried about China’s economy faltering. The author of the article goes on to offer advice…[Read more]

An example of conventional wisdom is that eating too much fast food isn’t good for your health. To test this idea you would need two groups of people. The first group of people would just have a normal diet that does not include fast food. The second group would have to eat fast food at least 3 times a week. Before the experiment starts everyone…[Read more]