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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
A data-driven service that I frequently use is PNC Bank’s Online Banking website, sometimes referred to as the “virtual wallet,” to check how much I am spending and how much money is periodically deposited and withdrawn from my account.
Rows would include: the time and setting of transactions, how much money was transacted
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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 6 months ago
This article dives into Apple’s newest technological innovation “Night Mode.” Night Mode is a new feature of the iOS operating system that changes the color of the light emitted by iPads and iPhones as evening falls. This ultimately makes it easier for users to fall asleep at night; the light transitions into a duller, warmer light that results in…[Read more]
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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 7 months ago
One example of a KPI that applies to my everyday life is my student checking account balance online. This KPI follows the SMART criteria by being:
Specific – giving me my exact balance at any given time
Measurable – informing me on how much I have recently withdrew and deposited to ultimately give me an exact balance
Achievable – knowing my…[Read more] -
Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 8 months ago
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/80c3164e-d644-11e5-8887-98e7feb46f27.html
I found this article to be quite informative as well as important for all of the technologically-orientated individuals across the United States. This article discusses the “future” of technology and technological innovation. Most individuals across the U.S. are heavily…[Read more]
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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 8 months ago
Hoven, in his article, “Stephen Few on Data Visualization: 8 Core Principles,” discusses the eight core principles to data visualization. Of the eight, I strongly believe that the core principle “attend” is the most important. I believe that it is extremely important for an audience to be able to view the data while staying focused. It is quite e…[Read more]
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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 8 months ago
The most important takeaway from Maurice Whetstone’s talk on Thursday that I received was when he discussed the blindness behind QVC in regards to their lack of sterling silver polish sales. This past Thursday, the 28th of January, Maurice went into detail about their astronomical sales and profits through their silver jewelry alone, and pointed o…[Read more]
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Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/were-there-6-percent-more-murders-last-year-or-16-percent/
This article focuses on the national increase in murder rates for 2015. According to the article, the murder rate was up by 6.2% within the first half of 2015, which proved to be quite shocking (annual record nationwide for the highest increase in…[Read more] -
Nicholas F Fieo posted a new activity comment 8 years, 9 months ago
One example of conventional wisdom that I have heard throughout my life is the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” To test the legitimacy of this saying, I would simply conduct two month-long experiments. For the first month, the test subject would consume an apple once every day, and information such as his/her blood sugar level, body…[Read more]