Lindsay McCausland

A data service that I use daily would be Spotify. Spotify lets you listen to music, make playlists, and see what your friends are listening to. The rows and columns of data I would see would be my playlist titles; song, artist, album, duration of the song, and how often it is listened to. I can also see another row which shows what my friends are…[Read more]

I think an important aspect of this course was how to use tools like Tableau and Excel to their full extent-technology is constantly changing and learning how to use these tools helps me grasp a better understanding of the relationship between data and technology.

A KPI I use on a regular basis while at work would be how happy the employees are at my job. This is specific and measurable because happiness can be measured through surveys. It’s relevant because being happy at my job is important for your health and how hard you work depending on how happy you are at your job. And it is time-variant because I…[Read more]

I have made a mistake listed in the article, it was missing the data type. It happens when I put in a date, but it changes to an integer. Many similar data errors have occurred, although it is a very simple fix. Another mistake I’ve made on Excel is copying formulas and miscalculation. I’ve miscalculated and copied formulas into the rows, but…[Read more]

I think the most important principle from this article is ‘Simplify’. In order to show people a good data visualization, it should not be messy and difficult to understand. The first thing people look at is the color that pops, and if there are too many colors and other things going on in the data visualization, it will confuse the viewer what the…[Read more]

I think the most important principle from this article is ‘Simplify’. In order to show people a good data visualization, it should not be messy and difficult to understand. The first thing people look at is the color or word that pops, and if there are too many colors and other things going on in the data visualization, it will confuse the viewer…[Read more]