Patrick Burgi

Besides learning knowing how to use visualization programs such as Tableau my biggest takeaway was understanding the difference between knowledge, data, and information. Knowledge is what we know, personal map of the world. Data are the facts or descriptions of the world. We can capture data in information, then move it around for analysis.

Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article how the next big thing is a Masters in Data Analytics. The presentation definitely proved this through the discussions of how it could be used in different areas within an organization. Visualization and uses of big data help not only analyze the information from the past but also possibly…[Read more]

What was the average hospital duration of males and females at the age of 53?
Males = 17 minutes
Females = 22 minutes

For data.gov I would make it more visible by advertising it so people know it exists. Also possibly taking user feedback to improve it as well.

I thought it was interesting to see how my previous job and Nina’s were similar but also very different. I also worked in the AP department of a real estate firm as well. The cycle time was specific to an extent because vendor terms did change often. Cycle time was measureable, achievable and timely but not so much relevant. The reason why is…[Read more]

This infographic shows a map of which NFL team every US County roots for. Surprisingly though not every single team is on the map. For example, in NY state where are the NJ Jets? I find it hard to believe they have no following or is the NY Giants following that much superior than the…[Read more]

Graph shows numbers everywhere, might have been more beneficial to make 3 different ones rather than only one
http://blogs-images.forbes.com/naomirobbins/files/2012/05/3dbar_labels.png

During my summer internship, I researched the production costs associated with various merchandise products from a growing startup. Rather than having one excel document for each product, I compiled all their data in relation to production ranging from duty classification and percentage to the price tier ordering for each one. In this way, one…[Read more]

I would consider an ERD an example of a mix of the three – data, info, knowledge. The information is needed to build the ERD example and from it we can interpret the data which forms knowledge on the subject matter. By essentially drawing the map, we can better understand the relationships amongst different entities and how one effects another.