Summer Holmes

I think the most important takeaway from this class was how important data is and how to clean it properly and analyze it. Data can be viewed in so many different ways, so it’s really important to make sure the data is displayed correctly and shown to the audience in the proper way, whether it is in an infographic or a table or any other display.…[Read more]

Uber is a data driven service that many people use regularly. Uber stores uber rides. In a spreadsheet, a row would be an individual Uber ride and the columns would be how long the Uber ride was, the distance, the traffic involved, and the number of people riding.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/26/national-park-plastics-bottled-water-ban
I found a really interesting article pertaining to the environment and how Trump’s reversal of the ban of water bottles in national parks will continue to hurt the environment. There are 331 million people that go and visit the US national parks each year…[Read more]

A KPI that I use on a regular basis is the number of floors that I climb on the stair climber at the gym. This is a specific and precise number. It also achievable as I can change the pace I am going to get more out of the exercise. It its relevant as the more I workout, the better shape I will be in and build more strength. Lastly, it is time…[Read more]

I think the most important mistake listed is #3 because even though this step might be one of the easiest, some people just always forget. Technology is so useful, but you never know when something can go wrong.If all your work suddenly vanishes and you didn’t save your work, you’ll have to start all over again, running the chance of leaving…[Read more]

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/sep/27/how-well-have-racial-quotas-worked-around-the-world

This article explains how well racial quotas have worked around the world. Racial quotas in the US are illegal, although many people argue that they are still around. The article starts off by explaining how there has been racial inequalities…[Read more]

I think asking why is the most important principle of visualization. This is because many people can simply just look at the data and see what is happening, but not everyone can look at the data and know why it’s happening. I think this is something important to know because without the “why”, looking at the data might deter people from looking at…[Read more]

A common example of conventional wisdom that I have often hear, is that you should get a college degree if you want to be successful in your life. I believe that this can be disproven because some people just might not be cut out for college or sometimes people just do not think it is necessary. Often times society looks down upon others who do…[Read more]