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Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by November 30, on the site 6 years, 11 months ago
Personally, the biggest takeaway from this class is how important data is. Data can be used in so many different ways for so many different things which is why it is necessary to have correct and clean data. MIS0855 is a course that teaches you some of the many things you can do with data. This class makes you familiar with excel and Tableau which…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #10: Complete by November 16, on the site 6 years, 11 months ago
Instagram is a data-driven service that I use everyday. If I wanted to store information into an Excel spreadsheet, I could do multiple things. One spreadsheet could include making the rows, the individual account’s username. In the columns, I could put the number of followers the account has, the number they are following, how many pictures have…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 9, on the site 6 years, 11 months ago
https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/07/mobile-phone-data-could-replace-census-questionnaires-in-the-uk/
This article talks about how in the UK, the use of collecting mobile phone data could replace the census questionnaire. The Office of National Statistics collects census reports through paper questionnaires but are also looking into mobile phone…[Read more] -
Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by October 26, on the site 6 years, 12 months ago
An example of an KPI that I use is my phones battery life. It is specific and measurable because on the top right of my screen my phone tells me the percent at which my phone is at. It is achievable because I can use my phone in different ways and a different amounts of time. It is relevant because I need my phone to stay in contact, if I see the…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 19, on the site 7 years ago
I have never used Excel before. My first time is for this class, so I have never made these mistakes before. But, I think sorting a spreadsheet, but not including all the columns (#4) is the most important to avoid. I think this because it can be very simple to forget to include a column. Forgetting a column will cause all the data to be skewed…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by October 12, on the site 7 years ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41493494
In an investigation about Yahoo’s data breech from 2013, it has recently increased the number of accounts hacked to be over 3 million.The stolen data did not include passwords in clear text, payment card or bank account data. Because of this breech, Yahoo sold its main internet business to Verizon for…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
Simplifying is the most important principle in data visualization. I think this because a visualization should be able to be read by anyone. One should assume that the person has no idea about the data but looking at the visualization, one can be able to understand. Making a visualization should be simple because the most effective ones allow…[Read more]
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Graceanne Lenoir posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/lawsuits-gestures-customers-equifax-data-breach-49805055
This article is about the recent data breach from Equifax (a collection agency). This article is interesting because we talked about other data breaches in class and this one is very recent. Equifax is receiving new lawsuits after releasing social…[Read more] -
Graceanne Lenoir posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
I always hear “You get what you payed for” whether it is buying something expensive or inexpensive. For example, when I was in search for a computer for college, everyone recommended an Apple laptop. Apple sells their laptops for over $1000, with a high price it is almost always assumed to be better and receive more. But is that always true? The…[Read more]