Maryia Marenich

If i had to describe this course, I would describe it as an important course to take at some point of everyone’s college career because it teaches you how to find, read, and manipulate data into something you can use. In today’s age data is everywhere, and knowing how to use it for your own benefit is very important. Most jobs in the future will…[Read more]

A data-driven service I use daily would be Instagram. Some of the columns would be name, data, picture type, amount of likes, Amount of followers, Amount of posts, comments, location, tagged people, ect.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2018/04/03/data-and-its-real-demons/#21d5c7472985

This article is interesting because it recognizes that often data can be misused for the wrong reasons. Then, it shows the good sides to data. The article argues that the most important use of data is medical data. It has the ability to save lives, and the…[Read more]

A KPI i use daily would be my steps tracker. it is specific and measurable by the amount of steps i take daily. It is achievable because I am able to track the steps, and set a goal for the number i want to reach by the end of the day. It is relevant to my life because I like to keep up with my health. Lastly it is time-variant because I check my…[Read more]

Considering I do not use these data systems very often I cannot recall a particular time I made any of these mistakes. Although I myself have not made these mistakes, I think that the most important mistake to avoid would be to not open a CSV file directly into Excel. This is very important because if that mistake is made, the whole data set is…[Read more]

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/27/17058268/facebook-facial-recognition-notification-opt-out
This article is about Facebook’s new facial recognition feature. It enables Facebook to search for pictures you are not tagged in. I think this is interesting because that means that the company must have ample amount of data on every single person that…[Read more]

I think the most important Data Visualization principle is to simplify. No data set is easy to read or interpret if there is too much data, or irrelevant data in the mix. The point of data visualization is to get a clear picture of the data without having to look through it. Although other principles are important such as comparing and attending,…[Read more]

https://www.vox.com/technology/2018/2/1/16945120/strava-data-tracking-privacy-military-bases
I chose this article because it showed me how scary Data collection can be. Although many argue it to be solely for safety, articles like these that suggest such simple things like fitness apps can put people at such great risk. I’ve always thought of all…[Read more]

A piece of conventional wisdom I’ve heard is if you hold your breath when you have the hiccups, it’ll make them go away. In order to test this theory you would need to collect data on how often this method actually works. To do this you would need to record several people on how long it takes to get rid of them with this method, if it works at all.

An example of conventional wisdom is, you cannot have a prosperous career without a college degree. Many would agree blindly without any evidence. This could be tested by comparing the amount of successful people in the work industry with college degree versus ones that are without.