First two lectures about big data. So why this surge? Isn’t about data at all Systems being able to process data Tools exploit and derive valuable nuggets NOT NEW: Walmart Wallstreet decades Why not out? Competition Teradata 20 years‚ contest MR patent Digital exhaust incr Know your Stats‚ gaga tweet sentiment analysis Correlation causation 2 Old: Centralized systems (data came from humans) Sun hardware Oracle software Moore’s law -> data grew. Data exhausts growing larger. Can’t
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Raw Essay Institutions can have positive and negative effects that can alter and individual’s perceptions‚ judgment and values. "Raw" by Scott Monk‚ "Hard Rock" by Etheridge Knight and "Dangerous Minds" by John N. Smith help communicate an understanding of how such institutions can reform an individual. The novel "Raw" written by Scott Monk‚ is simple in style but introduces interesting and an acceptable insight to the concept of "the institution and the individual experience". Brett Dalton
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THE WAY I SEE MY FUTURE CAREER IN JOURNALISM I have many loves in life‚ photography‚ music and writing‚ but eventually my love dries out. They say your career should be a pursuit that you never grow tired of‚ that your interest is so deep in you can never soak up too much knowledge of the subject. I have found for me‚ that love is journalism. When journalism is chosen as a career‚ society tends to have a stereotypical image of a group of photographers chasing celebrities. If not‚ then an image
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EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATES OF EDUCATION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS* ALAN B. KRUEGER This paper analyzes data on 11‚600 students and their teachers who were randomly assigned to different size classes from kindergarten through third grade. Statistical methods are used to adjust for nonrandom attrition and transitions between classes. The main conclusions are (1) on average‚ performance on standardized tests increases by four percentile points the first year students attend small classes; (2) the test score advantage
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Explaining Relationships According to dictionary.com‚ a relationship is “the mutual dealings‚ connections‚ or feelings that exist between two parties”. Relationships can be broken down into two areas; Personal and Professional. To ensure a successful relationship‚ guidelines have been put in place by society to follow. By following these guidelines‚ you will learn the proper steps and what it takes to have a meaningful and trusting relationship. Relationships are formed by likes and dislikes.
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Phoenix Material Credit Score Resources: • Five C’s web page located at the following link: http://www.loanuniverse.com/credit.html. • Credit Karma website (www.creditkarma.com) • Fair Isaac website (www.myfico.com) Directions Go to the Fair Isaac Co. website‚ www.myfico.com. Do not buy a credit score unless you choose to do so. For this activity‚ go to “Learn about scores”. Review this page‚ and follow the link to “What’s in your score”. From this page‚ follow the
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Salary Inequality and Performance in MLB Introduction/Overview: This paper will explore the effect of team chemistry on performance in Major League Baseball (MLB). In the 2000s‚ the Yankees were a team of great individual talent‚ however‚ their lack of team unity was noticeable. In the playoffs‚ when heart‚ guts‚ and team chemistry matter greatly‚ the Yankees fell short and were easily eliminated each year. It wasn’t until 2009‚ when the Yankees acquired jokester Nick Swisher‚ prankster
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1. Credit scores are a system used to show banks how reliable a person is in terms of borrowing money. A higher credit score is earned when a person pays back money they have spent with their credit card‚ the more they repay‚ the higher credit score the number. The higher the number‚ the proof to the bank that the person is capable of paying back the loan the bank gives them. The number also can affect what kind of terms and conditions should go with the loan agreement the banks gives. 2. Credit
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fits the data better‚ you cannot consult the regression R2 because (a) ln(Y) may be negative for 0 < Y < 1. (b) the TSS are not measured in the same units between the two models. (c) the slope no longer indicates the effect of a unit change of X on Y in the log-linear model. (d) the regression R2 can be greater than one in the second model. 1 (v) The exponential function (a) is the inverse of the natural logarithm function. (b) does not play an important role in modeling nonlinear regression functions
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Start a Simple Budget and Plan For Retirement By Jack Landry Sep 15‚ 2011 A simple budget can help you reach your financial goals sooner with less stress and worry. A budget is a plan you put together to track the flow of money into and out of your life. The idea is to find where your money flows out‚ plug the expensive leaks‚ and save more inflowing cash for yourself every month. A basic budget can also expose the sneaky spending habits you’re not aware of and help you plan where to best spend
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