Tag: analytics

Who was the oldest US president?

Donald Trump is pretty spry and energetic for an old guy – he’s currently 71 years old, and seems to have more energy than I do (and I’m about 20 years his junior). But is he the oldest US president? Well, as with many questions … it depends. Follow …

What fuel is 1000 times dirtier than diesel?

I recently read an interesting article about petroleum coke (petcoke). A lot of it is produced in the US, and lately a lot of it is consumed (burned) in India … contributing to air pollution there. The article mentioned some numbers in the text, but …

Let’s analyze Trump’s tweets

Since Trump because the US president, many people have noticed that he posts a lot of tweets. While some people choose to analyze and critique the content of those tweets, I was more curious about something a little less controversial – the timing and quantity. Follow along as I dig into […]

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When and where have they legalized ‘it’?

Whether or not to legalize marijuana is a hotly debated topic these days. And no matter which side of the debate you’re on, I think you will be interested in seeing several ways to visualize which states have legalized marijuana, and when … Their Version Here’s the original graph that […]

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What’s the must-have Thanksgiving side dish?

If you’re preparing a big Thanksgiving dinner, then you don’t want to leave out the most popular side dish, do you?!? But what is the most popular side dish? … If you don’t already know, then perhaps some data & analytics can help! But before we get started, here’s a […]

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How a data guy cooks a Thanksgiving dinner!

Here in the US, we’re preparing to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Therefore  this Thursday most families in the US will be having a big turkey dinner. Although I’m a bachelor guy and eat out all the time, I’m actually a pretty good cook – and I’d …

Using SAS to Help Girl Scouts Grow Cookie Sales!

Motivating students is one of the major challenges teachers and student advocates face on a daily basis and encouraging students to be interested in analytics is a whole other mountain to climb, or is it? What motivates students? Often we make assumpti…

Does your dashboard measure up?

Information Dashboards were the hot topic a few years ago, but the hype seems to have died down lately. A good dashboard is still a very useful way to summarize, analyze, and share data – so I thought I’d re-visit the topic, and try to improve an old d…