Felix Wu

For Amazon:
I believe the columns would be the product id, product quantity, manufacturers, distributors, price, last on sale
The rows would contain the product id, product quantity, # of manufacturers, # of distributors, price, and the date when the product was last on sale.

My time spent procrastinating.

Specific – Shows how much time I spend not doing what I should be.
Measurable – I can count the amount of hours that pass before I get started.
Achievable – I can reduce the amount of time spent procrastinating by looking at the sheer stats of time spent being unfocused.
Relevant – The other aspects of life are…[Read more]

I haven’t had to deal with any of these problems yet but if I had to say which I thought was the most important one to be wary of, it would have to be Problem #10.
“Number 10: Open a CSV file directly into Excel”
If your data is corrupted from the start, you have to take steps to fix it, or if you anticipate compatibility problems, prevent it…[Read more]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/people-are-faxing-their-senators-up-to-300-times-an-hour/
This article provides data about faxes from only one online faxing service, yet still provides substantial numbers. It details the amount of faxes received in between January 4th to February 13th showing that on average, our beloved Senator Pat Toomey,…[Read more]

I felt like the most important takeaway is how our data is being used to target ads to us. It was a very interesting lecture because I have always wondered how these ads would seem to track me. I’m not comfortable with the idea of a person knowing my purchase habits especially if I start getting recommendations based on one thing I only clicked on…[Read more]

How You Will Die

I found an article that contains a simulation of how you will die at what age depending on age, race, and sex. It uses data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which categorizes 113 subcategories into an umbrella of 20 categories of disease and external causes of death. The dots…[Read more]