Lauren E Haupt

The most important takeaway from this course was learning about data visualization. Since I will be working with large amounts of data in my job, I am glad to have learned some different techniques and things to avoid when presenting data. For a future scholar, I would tell them that this course is an introduction to data science that will give…[Read more]

For a data-driven service like Amazon.com, data storage would be very complex. If you were to put it in an excel sheet, each row could represent a transaction on their site. Columns would include the product, product description, seller, buyer, price, shipping information, and time of transaction.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/celiashatzman/2018/03/09/popsugar-is-launching-the-makeup-line-of-millennials-dreams/
This article is about how a media and technology company, PopSugar, used data to create its own line of beauty products. Makeup is a passion of mine, and I never think of it as something that has to do with data but more as an art…[Read more]

A KPI that I use daily is my step metrics on my Apple watch. It is specific and measurable because it tells me my exact amount of calories burned, time exercised, time standing, and number of steps. It is relevant because activity is an important part of my health. It it achievable because it is based off of my regular activity, and I can change…[Read more]

Unfortunately, I made the mistake of copying formulas that use relative coordinates during my first internship. My task was to replicate and improve spreadsheets, and since I had little prior experience with Excel, I didn’t see the problem with copying formulas to new sheets. This caused a lot of issues going forward because the formulas did not…[Read more]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/03/12/cyber-insurance-analysis-of-problems-related-to-it-risk-insurance/#730a9f6c49bd
This article discusses the challenges of insuring cyber risk. It has become necessary for companies to protect their data, but the insurance sector has not been developed enough to have the products that offer…[Read more]

Of the eight principles, I think “Attend” is the most important. If the data visualization is not drawing a viewers attention, or drawing his or her attention to the wrong thing, the data visualization is not effective. Bringing a viewers attention to the most important information is the main point of creating a visualization.

I see all industries being affected by data science; it is just a matter of how long it will take for these industries to utilize it. For example, technology and business are two industries that have already been impacted by data science. For industries like art and music, it will take longer to find ways to incorporate data science in a useful…[Read more]

An example of conventional wisdom would be “Money can’t buy happiness.” To test this, I would collect data on individual’s incomes, spending habits, and overall happiness. Some ways to evaluate someone’s happiness could be surveys and enrollment in mental health services.