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Gabriella C Baldini commented on the post, Weekly Question #9: Complete by April 6, 2016, on the site 8 years, 4 months ago
I work as a trainer at a fitness studio, and we use a data-driven platform called MindBody, where clients can register and pay online for classes, the staff can check and see which clients are in their classes for the day as well as which clients are new, and numerous other functions. If I were to create a spreadsheet for this info, I would make…[Read more]
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Gabriella C Baldini posted a new activity comment 8 years, 4 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-rock-dwayne-johnson-diet/
The title of this article immediately caught my attention: “Here’s What Happened When Some Dude Ate Like The Rock For A Month.” The sheer numbers in the article (calories per day, meals per day, time to prep each meal, etc.) were interesting/shocking to look at, especially since…[Read more] -
Gabriella C Baldini commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 8 years, 5 months ago
I have not personally experienced any of the specific mistakes listed in the article, however I definitely feel like the mistake that could be the hardest to “recover” from would be working on the database before doing a full backup first. All of the other mistakes can be remedied in some manner, and if not, you can always begin again if you have…[Read more]
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Gabriella C Baldini posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
In my opinion, the most important of Stephen Few’s eight principles is simplicity. When it comes to intricate, big data, less is more. The whole point of data visualization is to create a way for others to understand the meaning behind all that data. When there is an overload of info, people often don’t want to bother trying to decipher what it…[Read more]
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Gabriella C Baldini posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
The most important takeaway from the discussion for me was that you can’t escape bias, and that it’s better to get used to learning how to identify untrustworthy data that might stem from bias. Many reviews you see, whether they are for restaurants, products, services, etc., are comprised of either glowing reviews or nasty ones. It can be…[Read more]
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Gabriella C Baldini posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
The first data set I found was the “Meat, Poultry, & Egg Inspection Directory by Establishment Number” from the Federal Department of Agriculture on Data.gov. It was sparked my interest because food health and contamination is super important, especially in light of recent contamination issues to hit several large chains recently. I learned the…[Read more]
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Gabriella C Baldini posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-ominous-snow-forecasts-for-new-york-city-were-right/
Having lived in Manhattan for 7 years, this article caught my eye. It talks about and compares the city’s storm forecast for this weekend with that from last January when New York was supposed to get hit with almost 2 feet of snow. In reality, we…[Read more]