Ezekiel Menke

The biggest take away I got from this course would be the lessons we learned about practical applications of data and how to use excel and tableau. I took the MIS class required for my major and hated the professor and subject and got a low grade, but I thought that it was a decent subject so I took this elective the next semester. I can honestly…[Read more]

https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/27/google-trends-real-time-search-data-news-images-video/
This article highlights a tool Google created in 2015. The program is able to show what people search for on Google in real time using the system’s analytics. Being able to trace and follow trends in an instant, is extremely valuable to companies and media…[Read more]

A KPI that I use is the number of assignments I can complete from day to day. It is specific because I am working on assignments to submit them for class. It is measurable because when I finish one, I get closer to completing all of my future assignments due. It is achievable because I am capable of completing and submitting all my homework. It is…[Read more]

I believe “simplify” is the most important of the 8 principles. Good visualizations are able to present information neatly, and also direct a viewer to what they are supposed to interpret from the data seamlessly. An overcomplicated visualization will not effectively communicate the message the data is supposed to convey, so the presentation must…[Read more]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-11/amazon-s-whole-foods-price-cuts-brought-25-jump-in-customers
This article discusses the impact Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods has had on the price of their groceries, as well as on other grocery chains. Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.7 billion and immediately began cutting prices “by as…[Read more]

One of the most common pieces of conventional wisdom I hear during the winter is that common colds are caused by being chilled, or having wet hair and going outside. I have never known this speculation to be true, so in order to test it, I would need to have a group of people as test subjects. The types of data I would have to collect are: the…[Read more]