Priscilla Isabel Perez

I learned how to use excel and tableau more efficiently and the different techniques within those two programs. This class is basically about learning how to use data and find out the real meaning of the data. I would also say you will have a greater knowledge on how excel and tableau works when figuring out what your data means.

The subject of your group project is about Sport Statistics, the Baseball Archive. We will be looking over the hall of fame statistics from the past to the present. Jaclyn and Sarah are in my group project.

Facebook:
Rows: facebook post
columns: time, text, comments, likes, pictures, media size, views.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/maybe-spotify-isnt-killing-the-music-industry-after-all/
This article talks about how if streaming music is displacing sales, at what rate. Spotify has been increasing in the users ever since 2010, compared to Pandora and other music apps. The article talks about how people are streaming stuff that is popular…[Read more]

An example of a KPI the treadmill tells me the amount of miles I am running. This is specific and measurable because the speed I am running determines the precise amount I am running. It is achievable because I can alter the speed I want the treadmill to run (whether it is going fast or slow). It is relevant because the amount of time I spend on…[Read more]

I have made a mistake with #6. I think this is probably the most common mistake because you are so focused on getting your data typed in that you don’t realize. Sometimes I don’t realize that my data gets converted into integers so it throws my results off. Then when I realize the data is messed up I have to go back to change all of the errors,…[Read more]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/hurricane-joaquin-forecast-east-coast/
This article talks about how difficult it has been to predict the movement Hurricane Joaquin. They explain that forecasters rely on models and the models they have are everywhere, meaning they have many scenarios. This makes it hard on forecasters to at least have a close…[Read more]

Out of the eight principles I think Compare is the most important because this step shows what data is better than the other. If a company wants to know whether they should keep producing a product or not, the company would compare data from previous years to figure out if they gained or lost money. Comparing data allows one to question what…[Read more]

The most important takeaway from Michael Dagar’s talk was how beneficial data can be when one wants to access different parts of information. Mr. Dagar taught me how data has benefited Temple University’s strategic planning. This will help the school figure out what will be the best decisions to make to improve the school. Whether the data inv…[Read more]

An example of conventional wisdom is that violent video games will affect children’s behavior in a negative way. To test this I would have to observe children who play violent video games, such as call of duty, grand theft auto, etc, on a daily day for a decent amount of time. This will help me receive enough information to see if children do show…[Read more]