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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
For me, the most important takeaway from this class was understanding how the wording of questions can skew data. In class we discussed bad data collection, and ways to improve questions in order to make sure the data collected is as accurate as possible. I would tell a future MIS scholar that this course is about learning how to collect and…[Read more]
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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 4 months ago
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-wont-the-census-ask-about-sexual-orientation/
I read an interesting article I found on FiveThirtyEight that has to do with Census data and how they’re collecting it. We discussed in class how the way data is collected and the way questions are worded is an important part of the data collecting process.…[Read more]
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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
I believe that the most important of the 8 principles in data visualization is being skeptical. I think this because you shouldn’t accept everything as it seems. Rarely are things exactly what they seem; you should always be questioning and diving deeper into everything that crosses your path. If you’ve exhausted all possible ways to look…[Read more]
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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
The most important thing that I took away from Maurice Whetstone’s talk to us on Thursday is that data makes the world go round. Right off the bat, he asked us to name a company or place that doesn’t have any data. No one had an answer because there is data in almost everything. I learned that companies (especially big ones such as QVC) look at…[Read more]
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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
This article discusses the #DeleteUber hashtag that was trending for a majority the weekend, when Uber lifted their surge pricing during protests about Trump’s recent ban. Data was collected to see what topics were trending and whose…[Read more]
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Mikaela D Kozel posted a new activity comment 7 years, 6 months ago
Conventional wisdom statement: money can’t buy happiness. You can collect data on this by taking a sample group of people and asking them to quantify their happiness based on a set scale. Take that same group to a shopping center and give them each a certain allowance. After a few hours of shopping have them reevaluate their happiness level. I…[Read more]