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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 2 months ago
The most important takeaway from the class is the vast amounts of things that can be done using data. I was able to use material that I learned in this class and apply them to my job. In doing so, I really felt as if I added value to the company using the education I learned in this class. I will be able to use some of the knowledge that I learned…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
As a big sports fan, I tend to follow who the best performers are in the NBA. The statistics of players could easily be represented in an Excel sheet. Each row would represent a different players statistics. The first column would include the player’s name, and then show their points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, etc. You could…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/michigan-state-and-the-biggest-ncaa-tournament-upsets-ever/
For the last couple of weeks, the March Madness college basketball tournament has been in full swing. This year, there have been quite a few improbable upsets of some of college’s best teams. In the first round of the tournament, 2 seed Michigan State…[Read more] -
Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 4 months ago
After just finishing a class in which all we did was use Excel, I can say that I have fallen victim to one of the mistakes. While it wasn’t a grade-killing mistake that I made, it was rather annoying to fiddle with. Using VLOOKUP on Excel is an incredibly useful tool that will help you sort through countless data entries. Unfortunately, it is a…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 4 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/kris-dunns-improvisational-brilliance-is-good-for-providence-and-for-college-basketball/
The article I discovered on FiveThirtyEight is one that I particularly enjoy; college basketball. This article discusses the recent play of Providence point guard Kris Dunn, a player who I pray that the 76ers get in the…[Read more] -
Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
After reading over the Hoven article, I believe that the most important principle of the eight is to explore. There are so many data sets that can be found by searching the internet, and if you don’t put enough effort into searching for those data sets, you will never find them. If you explore a specific topic deeply enough, you will be able to…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
The presentation given by Maurice Whetstone was very interesting and easily grasped my attention. I really liked how Maurice gave countless real-world examples about data in the workplace. One of the things that really stuck with me after I left the classroom was how important data is to QVC, especially in terms of security. For companies that use…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 5 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/kawhi-leonard-is-the-most-well-rounded-elite-shooter-since-larry-bird/
This article from FiveThirtyEight discusses the young basketball star, Kawhi Leonard. At 24, he is currently in his fourth year as an NBA player, and already has a Defensive Player of the Year award and a Finals MVP award. The article…[Read more] -
Kevin F Bradley posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
As a big sports fan, an example of conventional wisdom that I hear often is that “practice makes perfect”. Michael Jordan is the epitome of this bit of conventional wisdom. He worked harder than anybody else in the entire NBA and practiced for hours each and every day, even after games that wiped out all of his energy. He practiced his basketball…[Read more]
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Kevin F Bradley commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 3 months ago