Sayem Rahman

I think the biggest takeaway from this event is that data is the amount of ways that we can analyze data. Just by using Tableau and Excel, we were able to learn that there are many different ways that we can interpret the data, as well as visualizing it. Another thing I learned was how complicated data can get. The best example of this was the…[Read more]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/datablog/2017/nov/06/not-your-imagination-mass-shootings-now-happen-more-frequently-in-the-us

This article was written shortly after the tragic shooting at the Texas church. This is a scatter plot that portrays the number of mass shooting, as well as the severity of mass shootings since 1984. What makes this…[Read more]

One example of a key performance indicator that is used every day is a weight scale. It is specific and measurable: it tells you how much you weigh. It is achievable: I can set goals of how much weight I want to gain/lose. It is relevant: knowing my weight will affect how much I eat, exercise, and what I do in my free time. Lastly, it is time…[Read more]

Mistake number three, in my opinion, is the most important mistake that should be avoided. Technology is very unpredictable; your computer can shut off, crash, or freeze on you at any moment. And if you do not save your work, you will lose all the progress that you made. Saving your work and keeping a back up seems like a simple mistake that many…[Read more]

Most Female and Male Occupations Since 1950

This Article contains a chart that shows the most common male and female occupations since 1950. The most female job is a kindergarden teacher, and the most common male job is a carpenter. On the chart, the farther left are more male dominant jobs, and the further…[Read more]

Out of the eight core principles of data visualization, I believe that “Simplify” is the most crucial of them all. If data is complex or extremely difficult to understand, then it would be extremely difficult to draw conclusions from it. There are lots of different data that can all be presented in different ways. This might make it a bit…[Read more]

Pizza Place Geography

This top of this article displays a map of the United States, and a key of the nine most dominant pizza chains in America. The point of the map is to show the nearest pizza place within a 10-mile radius across the United States. From a national perspective, Pizza Hut is the most dominant.…[Read more]

One example of conventional wisdom is that the more teachers with a much easier class environment will lead to students getting higher grades. This is often not the case. If teachers offer a class with very little work or stress, it often leads to students slacking and getting grades that are much worse than that of a teacher who pushed his or her…[Read more]