Noah Clay

The most important takeaway I have is that data is everywhere. Everything is data, and different parallels and relationships can be drawn between seemingly unrelated factors. Additionally, I feel much more comfortable with Tableau, Excel and Piktochart. Overall this is a very beneficial course, I would recommend it to anyone who expects a future…[Read more]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/04/28/the-big-risks-of-big-data-in-sports/#55c460707c6f

This is an interesting article on the dangers of big data in sports. I chose this because I’m interested in the subject of sports and I think the application of next-level data to the field would be fascinating. This article is particularly…[Read more]

I use GroupMe, a group message app, very often. It would be interesting to break down everyone’s individual groupme data. One column would be name of the person, one would be how many groups they are a part of, one could be how many messages they send on average each day.

The KPI I use most often and is probably most important to my life is the amount of money in my bank account. It determines how I am preforming in my fiscal responsibilities to myself. The higher it is, the better I’m doing. This fulfills the SMART criteria in the following ways:

SPECIFIC- Nobody else has access to my account, so this number is…[Read more]

One of my reasons for taking this class was to gain skills and experience since I do not use Excel very often at all. Because of this I have not made any of the mistakes listed in “Stupid Data Corruption Tricks,” however I feel the most important one to avoid is number seven. Organization is something I have to constantly put effort into, so I…[Read more]

I feel that the most crucial point that Few discusses is “Ask Why.” What causes data to look the way it does always has a reason and that can be more important than the data itself. Without answering the question of why something is the way it is, data is nothing but a meaningless table of numbers, there must be reasoning to provide value.