Emma Girandola

On a daily basis I use the Temple University Portal. The Portal stores GPA scores. In one column I would write, “GPA”. Then in the columns I would write “course name”, “name of professor”, “semester”, “course final grade”, and “class credit score”.

I believe that my most important takeaway from this class would be learning how to use Tableau. As an economics major I am very appreciative of learning how to use Tableau and I will now have the basic skills for the rest of my career. If I am ever asked to demonstrate my knowledge of Tableau I will be able to navigate through the software. For…[Read more]

I believe that mistake #3 is the most important one to look out for. When working on data it is important to fully download and back up the assignment. Otherwise, your computer or data can crash and delete everything. In addition, once you exit out of the system it will delete everything that you worked on up until then. Then, you would have…[Read more]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/oscars-night-was-predictable-until-the-very-end/
This article talks about the mishap that happened at the 2017 Oscar Awards. Unfortunately at the very end of the show “La La Land” was announced as best picture. However, “Moonlight” was the real winner. This was due to a mistake of the FiveThirtyEight Oscars…[Read more]

I believe that out of the eight principles number seven is the most important. When looking at data it is most important to be skeptical because of human error. There will always be cases where human error occurs and when the case does occur, it is important to be aware of it. Otherwise, conclusions and analyses will be skewed based on the…[Read more]

During the discussion on Monday I found it to be the most interesting that large data sets can be greatly skewed due to the signal problem. Data can be skewed due to the fact that in low income areas people cannot afford smartphones where data is taken from. Therefore, large portions of the population are left out of data sets. Recently I was…[Read more]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-could-really-mess-up-mexicos-economy/

Due to Trump’s proposed policies, Mexico’s economy is already taking a beating and is expected to fall even more if these policies really start. Following Trump’s first press conference after the presidential election the Mexican currency fell to $21.91 pesos to…[Read more]

A conventional wisdom that I have heard is that drinking one glass of red wine per night is actually beneficial to your health. Although too much red wine can cause detrimental effects such as alcoholism, cancers, and high blood pressure, other studies show that a glass of red wine per night can lower incidences of cardiovascular disease,…[Read more]