Temple MIS | Lawrence Dignan | Activity https://community.mis.temple.edu/members/lawrence-dignan/activity/ Activity feed for Lawrence Dignan. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:58:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6c48f83ec898f0a216c76fab7e141e5a Lawrence Dignan changed their profile picture https://community.mis.temple.edu/activity/p/205633/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:06:48 -0400 0 2721c28aecfefde5a9e533b2d36a922c Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=430 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:35:03 -0400 Just a reminder that your final exam will be on Monday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the same room as class.  You will not be permitted to take the exam if you arrive late.

Please make sure that all missing […]

]]> 0 8177b7372419186134b6d46b21b755d1 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=414 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:00:40 -0400 Here is the study guide for the third (final) exam. And here’s the more detailed overview.

]]> 0 0aab751d6444729473b8a6ca7e655990 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=563 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:47:41 -0400 Here is the link for the driver download

]]> 0 f351a185c72a0152966f3062d6f132ec Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=408 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:49:10 -0400 Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need [In-Class Exercise 13.2 – VandelayOrdersAll.xlsx].

]]> 0 7c6b92b19d2c1ec07cf894259a0b638a Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1624 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:28:50 -0400 I found the reading this week–beyond the people analytics one–to be a bit lacking on what we’re talking about on Monday. So I aggregated some items that better define descriptive, prescriptive, and […]

]]> 0 6c7d0fcd0956908516b180124ce963ad Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=405 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:57:54 -0400 Here is the exercise

]]> 0 80dfc45c5815254d8877442ffbbfb105 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=393 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:03:52 -0400 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on April 22.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. […]

]]> 0 c5e79237de2a39c9785103ea221c05a4 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1620 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:21 -0400 Here’s your reading for the week ahead:

Analytics Beautiful Game
Descriptive Predictive
Watching you at work

]]> 0 97e5ff2164a4862871cbfbe20a15d710 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1626 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:29:51 -0400 Sentiment Viz

StockTwits

Corporate efforts: IBM Tone Analyzer, AWS Comprehend

]]> 0 baf3bbf59d834e6114fcad804aaccd79 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=396 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:43:36 -0400 Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need for the exercise [In-Class Exercise 12.2 – Sentiment Analysis Tools.xlsx].

]]> 0 0b3e59048ccb098505a42f11ac853ebc Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=390 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:04:30 -0400 Here is the exercise.

]]> 0 10bf803b0669a8b18a3640844c35f9b4 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=375 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:02:04 -0400 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on April 15.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. It […]

]]> 0 625d8a0d72e4a21a84a9e5721b182db6 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1618 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:36 -0400 Here’s your reading for 12.1, 12.2 and sentiment analysis:

Sentiment analysis
Unstructured data
Facebook no clue

]]> 0 1e00e38f7673a83e394f5874f85f96f0 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1628 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:31:40 -0400 For one point added to your final grade, here’s what I’m looking for. Read these following three Q&As and give me 100 words on one of them (your choice).

Death and data science: How machine learning can […]

]]> 0 efe2a039f343e60386c039744adfa6cb Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=380 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:43:07 -0400 Here is the exercise.

Here is the excel spreadsheet you will need to complete this exercise [In-Class Exercise 11.2 – NCAA 2013-2014 Player Stats]

 

]]> 0 7275966af1cb25ef352c9158c3278e1e Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=355 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:02:32 -0400 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on April 8.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. […]

]]> 0 96516b2686dd7e23c12b8baa67a1c456 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1616 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:20:56 -0400 Hadoop for non-geeks

A note about that first reading: It’s a bit dated and Hadoop has advanced since that article. Much of the focus in the open source community has been on side projects tied to Hadoop. […]

]]> 0 ed328a7d614765a9dd2cdab6c7f77bcd Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=368 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:12:18 -0400 Here are the assignment instructions.  Groups MUST be 4 to 5 members.  You may not do this assignment on your own or in smaller groups than 5.

Input your teams into this Google Doc.

Note that the date on […]

]]> 0 7376b519eb8d8e9feaa173dbc613665b Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=345 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:00:27 -0400 Here is the study guide for the second exam. And here’s the more detailed version.

Agenda for the exam will be to:

–Form groups for last group project at the beginning.

–Take test

]]> 0 7fe6ebad5213cf308139477cb5bdbc6d Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=338 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:39:45 -0400 Here is the exercise.
And here are the workbooks [2012 Presidential Election Results by District.xlsx and Portrait 113th Congress.xlsx]

]]> 0 f661b02373706280f4a8c1301e9d92a6 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=351 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 08:12:52 -0400 Here is the exercise.

And here is the Excel workbook you’ll need [Pew Story Data (Jan – May 2012).xlsx]

]]> 0 459163a5b7a8deaca9d0cbbb314e30b2 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=319 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:02:11 -0400 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on March 25.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign in. It […]

]]> 0 7a32a3361b1509468d10fcbfa2ae2495 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1611 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:41 -0400 Data integration

GOP Analytics

Dashboard best practices

The One Skill You Really Need

]]> 0 0de78b4955b11d6db407eaa38fdc13de Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=321 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:00:30 -0400 Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet to complete the exercise [In-Class Exercise 8.2 – OnTime Airline Stats [Jan 2014].xlsx].

]]> 0 f532c5d2496ffaeb55e7049d99c27fc1 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=307 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:33:44 -0400 Here is the exercise.

]]> 0 808fd34126454a38950d810451d0926d Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=289 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:02:47 -0400 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on March 18, 2019.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to […]

]]> 0 c687ec187f55a2c5cb1841e120066b4c Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1609 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:44 -0400 Performance indicators

Tyranny of success: Non profits and metrics

Tracking health

Wearable tech

]]> 0 e6189c8029dc66c1202b464f5f4be0a3 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=292 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:00:37 -0500 Here is the exercise.
And here is the dataset you’ll need [Vandelay Orders by Zipcode.xlsx].

]]> 0 b6bd6bb841958acd135187003fd5052f Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=278 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:37:51 -0500 Here is the exercise.

]]> 0 8149c975e3ff4ec2145daffe7189fe56 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=269 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:00:35 -0500 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on  March 11, 2019.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to […]

]]> 0 5943e57915618f0afc2f2c3795702dbe Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1606 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:00:05 -0500 Damn Excel (amen to that)

Data credibility

Data corruption tricks

Clean data top 10

]]> 0 eca836ab09638ccc1e5fad45920e02bf Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=266 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:00:11 -0500 Here is the study guide for the first midterm exam. Here is also a more detailed version based on notes from class.

]]> 0 c778fc1ca7a84e48845cee670b279076 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=262 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:11:44 -0500 Here is the exercise.

And here is the graphic file you’ll need: Philadelphia Area Obesity Rates.png.

Right-click on the file and save it to your computer.

]]> 0 c2b21175cfca995affd64eee87366439 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=257 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:25:24 -0500 Here is the exercise.

Before you start, save this Tableau file and the studentloans2013 Excel workbook to your computer. Remember, to save the file right-click on the link and choose “Save As…” (don’ […]

]]> 0 f17c78dea02499547220c9851cb5d837 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=236 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:10:32 -0500 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Feb. 18, 2019.
When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password to sign […]

]]> 0 bda66d5947c27430cfcf5be68d8f321f Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1594 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:00:03 -0500 NYC Cab Viz

Telling story with Data

Cool infographics Chapter 1 and Chapter 6

]]> 0 32c73d3682034cad5e4eb78898b8c5f3 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1633 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:41:46 -0500 In the comments section. Then it’s easier to click and go over.

]]> 0 c00238dec1aad44f67bb13c0374645bb Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=251 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:31:21 -0500 Here is the assignment. Note that the assignment on the PDF is labeled Assignment 2, but ignore it.

Here is the worksheet as a Word document to make it easy to fill in and submit (along with your Tableau […]

]]> 0 06545cf6e8d77e479dfa2ce84c7f83c4 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=239 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:07:31 -0500 Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need to complete the exercise [In-Class Exercise 4.2 – FoodAtlas.xlsx].

Make sure you right-click on the Excel file link and select “Sa […]

]]> 0 a55945f06c5fa33cba9c8d7adc3687c3 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=232 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:57:58 -0500 Here is the exercise

Here are the links in case you cannot click from the document.

History, Economics and Social Issues

Science and Health

English, Fine Arts and Entertainment

Remember to […]

]]> 0 1b16f5b54dfd129dba8e772eefabdbbd Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=225 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 02:00:31 -0500 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Feb. 11, 2018.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see […]

]]> 0 a1290f162b82bc1b77306a4b4f826696 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1592 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 01:00:02 -0500 Session 4.1:

Chapter 2: Good Graphics? Handbook of Data Visualization (Unwin—-pages 57-77)

Session 4.2:

Stephen Few on Data Visualization: 8 Core Principles (Hoven)
Watch out, Terrorists: Big […]

]]> 0 ad6f50714bb1adc95af1f56273909929 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=222 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:59:17 -0500 Here is the exercise

]]> 0 2e0620dcaa473dafe9ecec937c7e987f Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=211 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:00:52 -0500 Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Feb. 4.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see a Google […]

]]> 0 155a6caa4bee4a02e4e05488d58736e6 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1590 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:01:46 -0500 Bias in big data
In data we trust
Filter bubble

]]> 0 97b08abfe038b1f86420b23f0a2380e3 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=1574 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:27:00 -0500 Note: This extra credit is due to me via email before class starts Feb. 11.

On your Temple portal, you have access to a service called Lynda. It’s a video training company that LinkedIn bought a few years back […]

]]> 0 5ee34922d11fc113e9fa523d512cd7fb Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=220 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:00:36 -0500 In class we talked about a few examples of open data. Here are some others:

Business: data.gov’s “Impact” section
Science: The Genomes Unzipped project
Government: New York City parking viola […]

]]> 0 9d0a655a3d3ee1b6c225e2a8f6f12498 Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=215 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:40:09 -0500 Here is the exercise.

]]> 0 2a95aed869fe927e8fe3f89966cb25cf Lawrence Dignan wrote a new post on the site Data Science https://community.mis.temple.edu/mis0855sec002s19/?p=201 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:13:23 -0500 Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need [In-Class Exercise 2.1 – 2015 Car Fuel Econ [Start]]

 

 

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