John Edward Lawrence

I think the biggest takeaway from this class for me is that data is literally everywhere, even in places you would least expect it. I also learned how data is used in our every day lives and how significant it is. I also thought that learning how to use Tableau was very practical and I would be able to use it in the future if need be.

For Youtube, the rows could be who you are subscribed to and the columns could be their video uploads, their number of subscribers, the amount of views they’ve had, and their specific playlists.

The members of our group are Alex Cicioni, John Kumpf, Andrew Mallee, Robert McClatchy, and John Lawrence. The subject is how alcohol consumption relates to both age and location.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/new-york-now-has-more-mets-fans-than-yankees-fans/
The article I read about shows how for the first time since 1998, more New Yorkers like the Mets now rather than the Yankees. 45% of New Yorkers like the Mets and 43% like the Yankees. This is pretty interesting because in past years usually the Yankees have…[Read more]

An example of KPI that I use on a regular basis is how much battery life I have left on my phone.
Specific and Measurable- it tells me the exact number at what my battery is at
Achievable- I am able to get it fully charged
Relevant- i can use my phone for a certain amount of time depending on how much battery I have.
Time-variant- if its fully…[Read more]

I think the mistake that I have done from this article is not backing up data before working on it. I have worked on certain things and a handful of times my computer would shut down and the material that I was working on didn’t save and I lost everything. This could easily be avoided if I continue to backup my files and I wouldn’t have to worry…[Read more]

URL- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/nyregion/new-york-city-subway-ridership.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion
This article is about how people in New York City would rather take an uber or other car service rather than the subway. This is the first time the subway ridership has declined in 8 years. The article says that the…[Read more]

I think the most important principle is to “ask why” because this makes you dig deeper into the data that you are analyzing. It allows you to gain more knowledge about the specific data. Asking why can also allow you to realize if the information you have is practical enough for others to understand.

The most important takeaway from Maurice Whetstone’s talk was that data is needed for any business, no matter the domain. Maurice showed us how QVC analyzes their data to see when the best time to sell a product is to produce revenue. Another thing that he talked about was how they can tell the host who is trying to talk about a product certain…[Read more]

http://travel.usnews.com/features/5-places-to-visit-where-the-us-dollar-is-strong/
This article is from U.S. News and World Report and it talks about where the best exchange rates are for the U.S. dollar. The article gives examples like Mexico, London and Ireland, where the exchange rate is strong and beneficial to you. It provides what one U.S.…[Read more]

Conventional Wisdom statement: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. People tend to believe that eating one fruit a day could keep you healthy enough to avoid getting sick or going to the doctor. One way to test this is to have 100 people have the same exact diet for a month, but also have half of those people eating a daily apple as well. At the…[Read more]

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