Jose Alberto Gil

I think the most important takeaway from this course would be how important data is and how data should be analyzed plus visualized. I think learning how to use Tableau was an important takeaway as it could be something I could offer to potential employers as a skill. If I had to explain to a future MIS0855 scholar what this course is about, I…[Read more]

1. Our subject will be the comparison between the different type of crimes people are jailed for in Philadelphia.
2. Jose Gil, Chongxin Zhao, Amanda Barnabie, Dmitriy Summovskiy, Justin Waters.

A data driven service I use everyday would be snapchat since it’s used by millions of users every second. If I were to store the data for snapchat in a spreadsheet what each column in the spreadsheet represent would be the time I posted my snapchat story, how many people viewed it, and how many responded to it. The rows would be individual users I…[Read more]

In 2017, No More than Five Days Without a Mass Shooting

I think this article is very interesting and relevant to today. Its about the mass shooting problem in America, that seem to never end. In 2017 there were no more than five days without a mass shooting. The data shows that each circle, sized by total…[Read more]

An example of a KPI that I use on a regular basis is the average time I spend studying for an exam. Its measurable using the SMART criteria like this:
Specific: How long I spend studying for the exam.
Measurable: the amount of time spent studying.
Achievable: To get the best grade possible by studying for more than usual.
Relevant: The more…[Read more]

I have made mistake #8 which is “Accidentally use VLOOKUP’s fuzzy match” when working with excel. What happened was I was dealing with some spreadsheets for a class analyzing data. I kept forgetting the “false” parameter and I had trouble getting the right range of matches until I noticed what was wrong.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/starters-are-getting-shelled-and-getting-pulled-early-this-postseason/

This article is about MLB starters getting hit around and pulled out the game earlier than expected this postseason. Usually come playoff time the games tend to slow down and pitchers control the games, but this season it has been…[Read more]

From the eight principles of Data Visualization, I believe the one that is most important is “View Diversely” viewers should look at different views of the same data to see all the sides of the story so they can compare data. They provide different insights so you can look at the other side from the other perspective. This way you’re able to…[Read more]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/07/equifax-credit-breach-hack-social-security

I found an interesting article about the Equifax credit hack that happened last week. The hack exposed the SSN of 143 million Americans and the personal information like birthdates, addresses, and credit card numbers. This is very sensitive information…[Read more]

A piece of conventional wisdom that I’ve heard is the statement is “past performance is a good predictor of future performance”. This statement has been widely accepted to be true by the people in business, school, and sports. But that isn’t always the case and there are a ton of examples to use to disapprove this statement. The data that I wou…[Read more]