Joseph Snedeker

When thinking about the major takeaway from this course the first thing that comes to mind is the simple fact that data is incorporated everywhere and is extremely important to many aspects of life. If I had to explain this course to someone else I would tell them that it is about data and how to manage and transform it into visualizations. I…[Read more]

For Facebook:
The rows would be your friends
The columns would be information about that person such as their latest postd, birthday, where they live, etc.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-01/bigger-data-isn-t-always-better-data

This article was interesting to me because it explains that algorithms can be flawed when working with data. It is relevant because the article goes into how more data doesn’t always mean more accurate results. This is due to more data meaning more room for…[Read more]

A KPI that I regularly utilize is my fitness app.
S- the app is specific for me as I enter my personal information in
M- it shows the amount of steps I take along with calories burned
A- I can set a goal for how many steps and calories I want to burn
R- It helps maintain my activity
T- Tracks how long I am active for and I can set when…[Read more]

Since my experience with excel is very limited I have never made one of these mistakes due to not having an opportunity to. The most important data corruption mistake to avoid is to not click Yes when the message says “do you want to remove this from the server?”. This is the most important to avoid because it is extremely detrimental to the work…[Read more]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/02/22/big-data-why-nasa-can-now-visualize-its-lessons-learned/#1835c6672003
This article is extremely interesting to me due to the relevance of NASA right now, and how critical data is to the operations of them. The way they use data and programs that sort through millions of documents is amazing.…[Read more]

In my opinion the most important of the eight rules would be “View Diversely”. Looking at data from different perspectives can open up a whole new outlook on the data being analyzed and that to me is extremely important. A new perspective can be a game changer when creating data visualizations because you are opening your mind to new thoughts and ideas.

The most important takeaway from Maurice’s talk was that data is used absolutely everywhere. Data is crucial for making decisions and improving in the business world. One particular example that stuck with me was when Maurice told us about how data collected directly affected the sales of something. He went on to tell us how data analysts were…[Read more]

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2058205,00.html?iid=sr-link2

This article was of interest to me due to me being in the advertising field. The article explains how data from consumers plays a role in catering personal advertisements to people. A particular interesting aspect about the article was that it shows data is not…[Read more]