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Liliana Isabel Jacobson-Peregrino posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
I learned a lot about data in this class, and realized that things that seem so concrete actually have layers of data behind them. One of the most significant things I learned was how to use Excel and Tableau as prior to this class I had little to no experience with both applications. I also learned how data is some of our day to day lives today,…[Read more]
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Liliana Isabel Jacobson-Peregrino posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
Number 4: Sorts a spreadsheet, but not include all the columns
I have not made any of the mistakes listed, however this seems like it would be a major issue. When you “select all” in Excel, it only selects certain columns, so any columns that are empty will not be included, and then when you go to sort out the spreadsheet everything gets messed…[Read more] -
Liliana Isabel Jacobson-Peregrino posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
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Liliana Isabel Jacobson-Peregrino posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
This article explains and gives a data visualization about the gap in earnings between men and women who graduate from the elite colleges in the US. It shows that women make a significantly less amount of money than men do within 10…[Read more]
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Liliana Isabel Jacobson-Peregrino posted a new activity comment 8 years, 11 months ago
Of the 8 Core Principles “Be Skeptical” is the most important. If we do not question the results of our data and just take our answers from the data analysis we are not learning all we possibly can from the data. Hoven points out that to dig deeper with the research is difficult because of the lack of tools to allow us to do so, but when we do…[Read more]