Phoebe Davidson

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article184726473.html
This article describes a study that was done by uses smart phone data to see if the election and politics were ruining Thanksgiving. They wanted to know how long Thanksgiving was for people of mixed political parties. They used a software called Safegraph that is a…[Read more]

I use Blackboard everyday as a data driven app. The data if made into a spreadsheet would have my classes, teachers, and grade in the columns. In the rows would be the full name of the class, who teachers that class, and the specific grade I have in that class.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41898318
This article is about how the next census in the UK could be counted by where a person’s mobile phone is being used and the data from it. I think that could be very interesting but it could also be inaccurate because they are not taking into account the people that do not have cell phones with this method. But…[Read more]

A KPI that is used in my everyday life are my school grades. They are very specific by class and by teacher. They are also measurable by the amount of points I have received for that class. They are extremely relevant if I want to do well in school. They are also achievable if I set realistic expectations for myself.

I don’t have much experience with Excel, so I haven’t made any of these mistakes. But I do think it is very important to avoid the mistake of “Sort a spreadsheet, but not include all the columns.” When working with the data and then realizing that you are missing certain rows that can mess up all of the data. That is such a huge loss of time and…[Read more]

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/05/technology/facebook-data-center-virginia/index.html
This article is about how Facebook is setting up a data center in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia. Facebook wants to invest money in the state and while creating over 100 new jobs. I found this interesting because I’m from Virginia and I like to see that…[Read more]

believe the most important step is View Diversely. We should be able to separate ourselves and our own opinions from the specific data. It is valuable to look at data and try to see it from different perspectives. If we do this, we can see how this particular data can influence and effect other people besides ourselves. Doing this, will show who…[Read more]