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A fun, lively path to smarter cities

May 2, 2017 by Ted Cuzzillo

San Francisco-area designer Steve Pepple wondered whether data could help him explore neighborhoods — on the way to helping city planners build better, perhaps “smarter” cities.

He describes in a fun post on Medium, a genuine “data story,” how he set out to help people find “pockets of activity, vibrance, and new things.”

First, he joined a do-it-yourself project called Sense Your City. Sensors around the world reaped “hyper-local data about environmental conditions, such as noise, dust, light, and pollutants.” That data led to “pockets of activity, vibrance, and new things.” In San Francisco, he writes, “you could see when the fog rolls in.”… Read the rest “A fun, lively path to smarter cities”

Filed Under: city tech Tagged With: analysis, analysts, Cities, data analysis, neighborhoods, San Francisco, Steve Pepple, storytelling, transit Leave a Comment

Six surprises on my way from data to analysis

September 14, 2016 by Ted Cuzzillo

Originally published on November 29, 2011 in BI This Week, a TDWI publication.

What do you do when you have a bunch of data on your hands and your skills fail to make sense of it? That’s where I was the other day.

As much as I’ve written about data analysts, I’m not one myself. When, in late September, I finally closed my survey of analysts, I needed a pro to help interpret my new data. I was like the amateur cook who could flip eggs and found a side of beef in his kitchen. That was one meal I wasn’t going to cook alone.… Read the rest “Six surprises on my way from data to analysis”

Filed Under: analysis & methods, Uncategorized Tagged With: data analysis, Joe Mako Leave a Comment

Alteryx and Tableau, yin and yang

September 1, 2015 by Ted Cuzzillo

Many of those who watch the amazing acrobatics in Tableau or other visualization tool find there’s one more spectacle to come: setting up the data — cleaning it, fixing incomplete sets, combining sources, and so on. Only when that’s over can real analysis commence.

Many advanced users still prefer to use a specialized tool for prep. Strong contenders have appeared for graduates of Excel, including Paxata and Trifacta. But it’s Alteryx I finally got a look at not so long ago.

I was curious about Alteryx. It seems to have become the go-to among advanced users of Tableau, which at first seemed odd.… Read the rest “Alteryx and Tableau, yin and yang”

Filed Under: analysis & methods Tagged With: Alteryx, Dan Putler, data analysis, Joe Mako, Tableau 1 Comment

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