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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by November 30, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
I think the most important takeaway from this course was learning that data is everywhere and is relevant to us in many ways. If I had to explain this course to someone else I would say it teaches students how to find, sort, and analyze data to make it resourceful for others. For example, using the data collected and putting it into Tableau tot…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #10: Complete by November 16, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
The grade center in Blackboard records the grades earned by each student. If put in to an Excel spreadsheet, the row would be the grade received, and the columns would include what class the grade was for, how heavily it is weighted overall, what kind of grade it was (quiz, exam, homework, etc.), who the professor of the class is, and date the…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 9, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-ultimate-halloween-candy-power-ranking/
I found this article, “The Ultimate Halloween Candy Power Ranking” to be very interesting and relevant because Halloween was a few days ago. I thought it was interesting that the collectors of the data split what makes candy most desirable into 9 categories (i.e.…[Read more] -
Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by October 26, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
A KPI I use on a regular basis is the calorie and distance tracker on the treadmill. This is specific and measurable because miles ran and calories burned are both precise measures. It is achievable because I can set a goal of a certain number of miles I want to run or calories I hope to burn and alter my pace to reach those goals. It is relevant…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 19, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
Although I can’t recall a time where I personally made any of these mistakes, I would have to sati would be most important to avoid number 3. Number 3 is that you start working on a database without doing a full backup first. This could be a very common mistake, especially if you have worked on a database for a longtime not realizing you never…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by October 12, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/why-lack-of-sleep-health-worst-enemy-matthew-walker-why-we-sleep
This article discusses the latest findings in sleep habits and the negative effects that come from a lack of sleep. One piece of data that particularly stuck out to me was that, “An adult sleeping only 6.75 hours a night would be…[Read more] -
Mariah Tulaney posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
I personally believe the most important principle is to view diversely. Although it might be a tricky task, it is imperative to collecting good data. The reason for this is because we often surround ourselves with opinions and data that come from sources biased to our beliefs. Whether this information comes from the people we follow on twitter, to…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
I personally think the most important principle is to view diversely. Although this task could be tricky, it is imperative in finding good data. The reason for this is that we often surround ourselves with opinions that are biased to our beliefs, whether they come from the people we follow on twitter, to the magazines we choose to read. Viewing…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hurricane-harveys-impact-and-how-it-compares-to-other-storms/
This article discusses Hurricane Harvey’s impact compared to other storms. I found it to be interesting because seeing visual representations of how each storm compares with others really puts into perspective how bad these storms are. For…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney posted a new activity comment 6 years, 11 months ago
I have often heard people say that exposing kids to violent games, shows, or movies leads to bad or violent behavior from those children later on in life. In order to test this, I would choose two sets of children and have half of them watch violent tv shows and the other half not see them at all. I would then have to monitor their actions as they…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 7 years, 1 month ago
I think the most important aspect of technology in the workforce is that it makes businesses run much smoother and more efficiently. This not only benefits the company, but also its consumers because it allows for an environment less prone to making mistakes such as not having enough inventory or having the wrong customer information. Some key…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 7 years, 1 month ago
Both SCM and CRM are vital to an organization. However, I feel like CRM is more important because that would imply that there is a strong, positive relationship between customers and businesses. Thus, if something were to go wrong on the supply chain end, the business wouldn’t have to worry as much about how their clients take it because they…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #4, on the site 7 years, 2 months ago
I would have to say one of the most important innovations in the last few years was Uber. Uber created a whole new system to navigating from place to place. It took the original business model of taxi cabs and made it much easier to use. Instead of having to manually go outside and get a cab, people are now able to use their smartphones to call…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #3, on the site 7 years, 2 months ago
Collecting good data is crucial to any business, so it is important to know why and how we use it. As an accounting major, I figured having good data might be especially useful when our busy season — tax season — is approaching. Having clear and accurate data would make it easy to review reports from the previous year to predict how many staff…[Read more]
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Mariah Tulaney commented on the post, Weekly Question #2, on the site 7 years, 2 months ago
Decision trees are useful tools that guide us on a path when making a decision. The decision being made doesn’t have to be a complex, life changing decision, rather it could be used for any day-to-day question. I would say, outside of information systems, a decision tree would be very helpful when choosing a new job. Say, for example, you apply to…[Read more]