Isaiah J Carroll

Financial Data Summit 2016

This article caught my interest because it emphasized how skewed and unused data is even after the Rogoff and Reinhart mishap and the present times of meticulous work. JW Marriot just recently started to use the ETL methood-extract, transfer, load. I know that if I was running a…[Read more]

I believe the biggest mistake to avoid is the leaving out of columns. The data entered into the excel spreadsheet is there because it is of significant value. To accidentally leave out columns, means the person interpreting the data will have false, or not entirely accurate, data. As a result, the actions taken based on the data given in the…[Read more]

The most important element of a data graphic is its simplicity. Many Americans are lazy and if at initial glance they can’t make out what the data is showing then they will give up on it. Data is meant to inform and persuade people’s decisions and if we can’t read the data then that graphic fails. Also, by making the graphical simple to understand…[Read more]

The most important takeaway from last week’s discussion was how skewed marketing ads can be. We learned about how a lot of data is bias or is just a sample representation of what really is occurring. So it makes me wonder how much of what I see on billboards and TV is accurate and precise. I am a telemarketer and everyday I use data to determine…[Read more]

I found a dataset on “Small Business Lending on Open Data”. I found this dataset on http://www.data.gov/finance/ . I found it interesting because it goes t show that the government and the financial industry are trying to make it possible for small start ups to get loans for their ventures. They are also implementing a new analytics for businesses…[Read more]

I found a dataset on small business lending on open data. I found this dataset on http://www.data.gov/finance/ . I found it interesting because it goes t show that the government and the financial industry are trying to make it possible for small start ups to get loans for their ventures. They are also implementing a new analytics for businesses…[Read more]

http://profusion.com/2016/01/14/how-data-will-shape-finance-in-2016/
I found interest in this article because it mentioned how some of the big banks are integrating Apple payment systems. I known Apple for their ipods, iphones, and ipads, but for them to be making a leap into the world of banking is pretty impressive. At the same time I feel…[Read more]