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  • December 07, 2017

    Automatic Data Updating in Tableau Public

    Updated PostI’ve put together an update to this post that leverages Google Cloud Compute, Google Cloud Scheduler, and cron to truly automate this process. While the process below works well if you keep your computer on for each scheduled launch da...

  • September 11, 2017

    Optimizing Bikeshare Rebalancing by Identifying High Priority Stations

    For my capstone project to conclude my 12 week Data Science Immersive course at General Assembly, I studied Capital Bikeshare data to identify the highest priority stations for bikeshare rebalancing efforts. In this post, I'll walk through my work...

  • September 08, 2017

    Visualizing the Bikeshare Stations in Greatest Need of Rebalancing

    This post offers a quick breakdown of some of the key findings and insights from my capstone study on the highest priority stations for bikeshare rebalancing efforts. Because Capital Bikeshare has about twice as many docks as bikes, they "rebalanc...

  • September 01, 2017

    Am I Late to the Great British Baking Party?

    A few months ago, I was introduced to the magic that is The Great British Bake Off. Currently in its 8th season, the show is quite simple. Twelve of the best amateur bakers in the United Kingdom, come together each weekend to compete in an elimina...

  • August 21, 2017

    Building a Premier League Clustering Model

    In my previous post, I introduced my Premier League Team selection tool, used to match MLB fans with Premier League teams. In this post, I detail the data collection, analytical approach, and visualization techniques I used to create the visualiza...