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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by November 30, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
The most important takeaway for me from this class, is realizing that even things you don’t think are data, are in fact data and since we are surrounded by data, it is important to realize the good from the bad, and how to handle it. In addition, the course helped me figure out how to, not only realize data, but how to use and predict from data.…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #10: Complete by November 16, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
UberEats is an app I use, which is a data driven source. Rows would be location, restaurant, name of food, order time, delivery, and delivery driver. Columns would likes, dislikes, comments, and date.
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #9: Complete by November 16, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
The subject of our project is looking at NBA allstars, like over the past few years, and looking at those allstars measurement at there rookie predraft combine and seeing if certain factors in measurements can predetermine an all star, or at least boost their chances.
Group Members: Myself (Julien Bombara), Sayem Rahman, Kaoi Peixoto, and…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 9, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 9, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
I chose this article of Biometrics in sports because it is interesting and also similar to the fitbit/insurance reading we did in class. In summary, sports are using the app Whoop, which measures heart rate, sweat, and other factors, that show potential exhaustion in sports. This is a blessing and a curse for sports, because while it can warn of…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by October 26, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
A KPI that I use on a daily basis is the stationary bike at the IBC, because it tracks time, distance, RPM (rotations per minute), calories, and level of resistance. For example I do, 11 miles with an average mile time of 2 minutes and 50 seconds, at an average of 95 RPMs and typically 430 calories on resistance 15. This is a great KPI because it…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 19, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
I never made any of these mistakes in Excel or anything like that, however, number 3 is the most pertaining to me. Because, backing up a file or object is something I continually forget to do, via backing up my phone before it resets, or simply not saving an essay every few paragraphs, and then have the computer freeze and lose it all. So, while I…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by October 12, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
https://news.yale.edu/2017/09/27/study-reveals-high-costs-college-and-high-school-contact-sports
This article is a study done comparing injuries of football to other sports in NCAA and High School. Its primary injury of concern was dealing with concussions from football and the rate of concussions in NCAA/High School versus sports of…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
Asking why is the the most important in my opinion, because it helps analyze the data. If one looks at data and just accepts it and moves on, they could miss underlining detail, but asking by asking, why, you open up to the idea of exploring reason and analyzing more closely to find the reasoning. The more you ask why, the more you will discover,…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/equifax-data-breach-how-to-protect-your-credit-rating/
This article was about the recent Equifax data breach, which resulted in leaked personal information such as, name, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and even license card numbers. The article gives helpful advice about how to go about using Equifax…[Read more]
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Julien Bombara posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
It is typically believed or known as “Conventional Wisdom,” that watching violent TV/Movies will lead to violent acts done by the viewer in real life, but that may not always be the case. At first reading, it would seem logical that one would mimic what they viewed, however the correlation would need testing and in the end, this “Conventional…[Read more]