Dim VBA as Fun: A Great Language for New Coders

While many have criticisms about Excel, it is still a dominant tool used by many companies and does not seem to be going away anytime soon. Excel is easy to learn, even for non-tech-savvy individuals, and allows them to create analytical decisions and visuals by simply clicking a few buttons. Continue reading Dim VBA as Fun: A Great Language for New Coders

Maximizing Fun at the Durham Bulls

Durham Bulls games are one of my favorite spring/summer events to attend. Games have everything you need to have a good time: home runs, hotdogs, beverages, cracker jacks, and the ever-exciting between-inning events. In this post, I will share with you some of my favorite between-inning events and how I Continue reading Maximizing Fun at the Durham Bulls

Letting Data Be Your Guide: A Look into How Data Can Influence Beliefs

Working with data is changing the beliefs that I hold about the world and about my life. Before I shifted to being a data-driven belief holder, my little world revolved around me (what I experienced). My little world consisted of the place I was residing in, the people around me, Continue reading Letting Data Be Your Guide: A Look into How Data Can Influence Beliefs

Image Compression Using Neural Networks

The computational power at our fingertips is transforming our world faster than ever before. Each year around one hundred students begin a ten-month endeavor at the Institute for Advanced Analytics to sharpen their skills and learn about the technologies at the core of this transformation. One such technology is deep Continue reading Image Compression Using Neural Networks