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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site 6 years, 11 months ago
I thought that this Ted Talk was very interesting and relevant regarding the future approach of how to do business, which will have a strong impact about future employment rates declining due to developing of technology. Another point I believe was really interesting was the differentiation he made between the “old machine revolution” and this…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by April 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 5 months ago
The most important takeaway from this course it was to notice how data is everywhere, even in the most basic aspects of our lives. Sometimes we just don’t realize its present on our daily activities for instance when we are looking for a good restaurant on Yelp or wearing a health device such as Fitbit. Data is not only present but it is exactly h…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #10: Complete by April 20, 2017, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
For WhatsApp Messenger (Messaging App):
The rows would be your contacts/friends’ number
The columns would be information about the chat history with that person, such as the time of the first and last message, number of photos and videos sent, how many group chats in common, number of voice notes sent in the conversation, etc. -
Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by April 6, 2017, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
This article talks about cybersecurity and solutions to increase it using data software tools. I believe it is relevant because given the increasing number of threats by criminal it is important for nation states and government agencies- which most of the time do not have…[Read more] -
Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante posted a new activity comment 7 years, 7 months ago
An example of a KPI that I use on a regular basis is my Fitbit App. It fits the SMART criteria because is:
Specific: The app is personalized with my height, weight, calories intake and my daily activities.
Measurable: It measures the number of steps I walked or climbed per day. Also measures for example, amount of calories burnt and sleep…[Read more] -
Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by March 9, 2017, on the site 7 years, 7 months ago
Since I have a very limited experience on Excel I haven’t made none of those mistakes. However, by reading the article I believe the most important and relatively easy one to avoid is “start working on the database without doing a full backup first” because by having a backup is a secure way to have always your starting point in hands in case…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by March 2, 2017, on the site 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.gamblinginsider.com/in-depth/2942/advanced-guard-the-importance-of-data-security
I believe this article is really relevant because reports the importance of company’s investments in data security in order to avoid bad publicity and lost revenue. Security data breach can have substantial negative impacts on an organization. The a…[Read more] -
Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 16, 2017, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Since the article addresses the core principles of Data Visualization, I believe the most important one is “Simplify”. Based on the fact that a good data visualization on its essence must be simple enough to “take the burden of effort off brain and puts it on the eyes”, the “simplify” principle represents the core value of the concept of data vis…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 15, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
The most important takeaway from our guest speaker Maurice Whetstone’s last Thursday was that Data is in everywhere of one could even imagine. He specially mentioned the importance of data in the business world. Data could show great importance to a company’s daily operations with huge impacts on its profit as well, for example when he gave us an…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
URL: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trumps-immigration-order-could-affect-thousands-of-college-students/
Everybody is aware this past week President Trump signed an executive order temporarily preventing citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. This fact affected tremendously college students who were…[Read more] -
Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago
One conventional wisdom is that Latinos in general are more dishonest and more tending to corruption than Europeans or North Americans. This conventional wisdom can be tested by collecting data on behavioral surveys with daily situation that demand small or large amount of honesty to set comparison parameters between them. Another way to evaluate…[Read more]
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Larissa Salazar Alencar Cavalcante posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago
One conventional wisdom is that Latinos in general are more dishonest and more tending to corruption than Europeans or North Americans. This conventional wisdom can be tested by collecting data on behavioral surveys with daily situation that demand small or large amount of honesty to set comparison parameters between them. Another way to evaluate…[Read more]