Grant R Harley

The major thing which I have learned during my time enrolled in this course is how big of a deal data actually is. It is involved in practically everything that we do. In this class, we had been constantly working with data whether it be with our in class activities or our individual assignments. Observing and working with data is very important…[Read more]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2017/apr/01/listeria-batteries-and-botulism-why-food-products-get-recalled

This article discusses certain foods getting recalled for reasons such as “discolored meats” and “pieces of metal”, and why these foods are recalled as well as other. The article mentions other reasons such as containing bacteria…[Read more]

A KPI that I use daily is the amount of steps that I take each day, and a certain goal for a number of steps I should be taking to be considered “fully active”. It is specific and measurable as I can always see the exact number of steps I have taken not only today, but every day as it is estimated. It is achievable as it gives you a goal for the…[Read more]

I have never had a personal experience with any of the data corruption mistakes described in “Stupid Data Corruption Tricks”. However, by reading the article it does become fairly clear which mistakes out of the ones listed are worse than others. To me, I believe the mistake which is most important to avoid is “start working on the database…[Read more]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/when-did-sports-become-so-political/-

This FiveThirtyEight article is based on the overall significance and correlation between sports and data. Sports history and player comparisons rely strictly on data, the statistics of players to be specific. The article shows how data and statistics are essential in…[Read more]

After reading over the Data Visualization: 8 Core Principles article from this week again, I personally believe that most important of these 8 principles is the “Explore” concept. To me, exploring is huge when looking at and analyzing data; seeing what data is out there and what exactly that data means. Exploring also helps us discover and…[Read more]

Hearing Maurice Whetstone speak during Thursday’s class session had really made me realize how big of an impact data has on just about everything, and also how data is simply everywhere. The one thing which really stuck out to me as an example of how data is used to make decisions is the live broadcasts which he had discussed. He had also…[Read more]

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240388- The article which I have read was based off of Entrepreneur.com, and the topic was “5 Steps to building a million dollar business”. As a Marketing major, this business related article had caught my attention, and I had found it to be a very interesting one. It discussed aspects such as “finding a…[Read more]

My Conventional Wisdom Statement which I am somewhat questionable on is to “always stay informed”. Although it is a good idea to stay informed and generally aware of things occurring around you, this may not always be the best thing depending on your situation. If you are an investor in stock, listening to everything you hear could overwhelm you…[Read more]