Joseph Rovnan

The most important thing that I can take away from this class was learning how to use Tableau and visualize data. Before this class I have never heard of the software Tableau. The only software that I used for data before this was Excel, and I must say Tableau is a much better way to display data. Now that I have learned about Tableau I can use it…[Read more]

Can An NHL Player Finally Score 50 Goals In 50 Games Again?

I found this article to be interesting to me because the main question it focus’ on, “Can an NHL Players score 50 goals in 50 games?” I am a big hockey fan so this article caught my eye instantly. The site shows the reader graphs about the top scorers…[Read more]

An example of a KPI that I use almost everyday is the number of miles I run on a treadmill. Running in miles is a precise measure for distance. By running on the treadmill it is achievable because I can change the speed I run and how much I run. It is relevant, the more I run the better shape I stay in and the more endurance I build. It is…[Read more]

The mistake I have made was #3. In high school I had to do a project, I left some of the columns blanks and told myself that I would come back to them. I never wrote it down and in a week or so I finished the project with empty columns (Not knowing). Since I left it blank some of the data didn’t appear making it very inaccurate, causing me to get…[Read more]

The Worst Loss In The History Of U.S. Men’s Soccer

This article contains information about the United States not being in the next world cup. First time in 24 years that the USA will not being in the world cup. Many fans are disappointed that the US didn’t even qualify. It its the worst USMNT loss in…[Read more]

In my opinion I think “Compare” is the most important out of the eight core principles. Even thought all eight are important in different ways, being able to compare data and see data side by side is a huge factor. The people viewing the data is able to see all the differences between the different type of data collected. Without having the data…[Read more]

Forecasts Have Done A Good Job Predicting Irma’s Shifting Path

This article shows a 5 day forecasted path of Hurricane Irma and how it’s path changed. The data shows that Hurricane Irma’s path shifted, messing up previous predictions of it’s location, time, and wind speed. I found this article to be very…[Read more]

One Conventional wisdom that I have heard is that, “Watching goofy cartoon shows a young age will make you grow to be less intelligent.” For this I would gather a group of young children between the ages 6-7 and have them all watch the same cartoon such as SpongeBob for about an hour. I would test all the children’s knowledge before they started…[Read more]