Jacob A Stoltzfus

This class was a great introductory course into the world of Big Data and MIS. The concepts were fascinating and the integration of software into the exercises really allowed me to apply the things we were learning. The biggest takeaway from this course was the knowledge of working Excel and Tableau that was more applied than simply a class in…[Read more]

I often use weather.gov to look at the weekly forecast so I know what to expect each day. I imagine each row in a data set would represent one day. The columns would be the various aspects of the weather on that particular day. These aspects include, temperature (C or F), wind speed, dew point, wind chill, etc.

Immigrants Are Keeping America Young — And The Economy Growing

This article highlights the importance of immigrants in America in light of this year’s election. Immigrants have a higher labor-force participation rate than native-born Americans. These people are more likely to start businesses and create more…[Read more]

Jacob Stoltzfus
Benjamin Blackford
Matthew Mecca
Sean Doyle

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Significant Digits For Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

This article is the “daily digest” of data for October 12. It features an array of interesting data points related to current event and other relevant things. It also features some points that are important and may not be covered by mainstream media. For instance,…[Read more]

An interesting example of Conventional Wisdom is that black people jump higher than white people. This idea is usually held up as truth, however it would be interesting to assess the actual statistics regarding jump height vs race. Recently, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a white man won the high jump. Was this man simply an outlier, or is there…[Read more]