Frank Tkachenko

Hi, Timothy. I’d love to chat about this sometime!

In my opinion, the most considerable takeaway from this course is Excel and Tableau. I’ve had very little experience with Excel and none at all with Tableau. I really think Tableau is s great program and I hope to be even more proficient at it.

Instagram post: A row could be either a post while the columns could be hashtags, comments, filter, number of likes, number of followers, etc..

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/maybe-spotify-isnt-killing-the-music-industry-after-all/

This article talks about Spotify and the common misconception that it actually hurts artists as opposed to benefiting them. As an avid Spotify user, I know of far more musicians than before, resulting in supporting them in merchandise and social media.…[Read more]

One KPI I use frequently would be is MyFitnessPal, which is an app that helps me log my daily nutritional intake. It’s Specific in that it measures calories and nutrients; Measurable because I can see the nutritional value of different foods; Achievable because I can set my desired weight and the app will tell me how much I should eat per day;…[Read more]

Number 1(Click “yes” without carefully evaluating the message that says “do you want to remove this from the server”) seems as though it could be a catastrophic mistake. I understand how easily data can be lost and how difficult it can be to recover, if possible at all. I think we’re all guilty of accepting terms or clicking “okay” without…[Read more]

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/oct/02/mass-shootings-have-no-impact-on-support-for-gun-rights-in-the-us

This article discusses data visualizations and infographics related to the nation’s stance on gun control. It shows that though mass shootings have no real effect on the public’s stance on gun control. The article shows many…[Read more]

Of the eight principles, I would argue that Compare is the most vital. Data/information can be completely useless without a comparison of other data sets. For instance, how can a data analyst at a corporation report effective information for decision-making without knowing which data is correct? The entire process of data collection is to compare…[Read more]

What I value as the biggest takeaway from Mr. Dagar is the vast quantity of data that not only already exists, but comes to fruition every second. Data can appear as seemingly-useless sets of numbers until it is given meaning. For example, Michael Dagar mentioned how businesses can perform on the operational, tactical, and strategic level.…[Read more]

http://www.businessinsider.com/8-common-degrees-among-top-earning-cfos-2015-8

This article, published on August 27th, lists the most common college degree of top-earning CFOs. It has relevance to me because my major (Economics) is the 4th most common major for Chief Financial Officers in various industries. One part of the article that…[Read more]