Vincent O'Brien

This course helped reinforce in my mind the importance of data in today’s society. Data is hugely important in every industry, including the business world. Being able to organize data to the degree that it can show a trend or solve a problem is a valuable skill to have in this day and age. I will carry those skills with me for the rest of my life…[Read more]

A data driven service that I frequently use is my fantasy football app. To put it into a spreadsheet, I would have rows consisting of player names, and columns consisting of points scored, points per game, bye weeks, and opposing defense ranking.

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/11/08/early-voting-data-in-north-carolina-encouraging-for-trump/ This article shows how the data projected election results in North Carolina. This was a hugely important state for Trump to win if he wanted a chance at claiming the election. As we know, he won North Carolina and ultimately the election. This shows…[Read more]

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http://qz.com/780582/african-governments-still-wont-let-their-citizens-get-data-to-support-accountability-and-fight-corruption/ this article focuses on the barriers preventing journalists from accessing basic data necessary to effectively do their jobs in Africa. There is gradual change occurring in the right direction, with open data slowly…[Read more]