John E Pillar

If I was recommending this course to someone else, I’d start by mentioning how the overall theme is about data and the numerous things it can do. We often overlook what data can actually do for us and how much of it is out there. We can transform, edit, fix, and create tons of different things with it, allowing people to understand things better…[Read more]

A data source I use often is ESPN for golf.
The rows would be the rankings.
The columns are their names, age, events played, rounds played, cuts made.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/this-is-how-you-master-the-masters

My whole life I’ve grown up with a golf club in my hand and having the Masters this coming week has more excited than ever. The data in this article is specifically meaningful to me as I am able to find out who is more likely to win and play their best golf. Golf has turned…[Read more]

I have yet to make one of these mistakes but I am sure over the course of the next few years here at Temple I am bound to break one of them. I feel the most important thing to avoid would be Number 1. The absolute last thing any person wants is to lose all their hard work they’ve created without realizing it. In the past, I’ve deleted papers by…[Read more]

http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2015/07/golf-gets-swing-analytics

This article relates to me as I have a passion for golf as well as the drive to continuously getting better each year. Analytics in golf have made tremendous improvements over recent years as they can now fine detail almost every aspect of the golf swing. The article is…[Read more]

Of the eight core principles listed, I am most attracted to Explore. Exploring into data is my personal favorite because I already do it on my own. One second you’re on topic A and next thing you know you’re into a random data set and have no idea how you got there cause you’re so intrigued. On top of that, it correlates to regular, every day life…[Read more]

Maurice proved that the most important thing in business is data. He has been in numerous industries working and now sells products but it relies on data for every single technique QVC uses. One of the interesting facts was how they update their live shows to the exact word coming from the speaker. There are times where they see spikes in sales…[Read more]

Bad: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_GRAPHIC.html
Good: //www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html

John Pillar & Shane Fowler

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/obama-leaves-behind-a-job-market-that-is-finally-mostly-healthy/

Obama has officially left the White House and we are now all faced with our newest President, Donald Trump. While the last eight years have shown job growth and in an increase in hourly earnings, this past January under Obama has been…[Read more]

My conventional wisdom statement is: “Conventional wisdom is not always great wisdom.” One on hand, I do believe that yes, generally the conventional wisdom quotes one would hear can be implemented in a positive way to everyone’s daily life. But on the other hand, following the same path most generally follow does not set you out from the pack.…[Read more]