3/20/2020 Update This includes the latest data (as of 3/19/20) published by WHO. I’ll add more summary and other statistics on my blog and will share those info if I get the time (no promises). To see my earlier blogs/stats on this COVID virus, click here. This is NOT looking good for USA! The # […]
Month: March 2020
COVID-19 Update 3-19-20
3/19/2020 Sharing some analytics and summary of the spread of the nasty virus. This includes the latest data (as of 3/18/20) published by WHO. I’ll add more summary and other statistics on my blog and will share those info as I get to them. Here’s a quick summary as of 3/19/2020 using all data in my […]
Visualization of COVID-19 spread (FYI only)
I’ve pulled in some data to understand the speed of spread and immensity of the “corona” virus. The data is based solely on daily situation report data from WHO’s site starting from January 20, 2020 to the time of this writing (March 18, 2020). NOTE: These are totals reported on that day (NOT new cases/day) […]
Why Pareto? Using 80/20 rule in the real-world.
The Pareto principle states that about 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes in many real-world events. You can use this to, say, identify 80% of your best-selling categories, or conversely the worst performing categories/items. The uses are limitless, really. And they don’t have to be only about $$$. Graphically, it’s a […]
Virus Wiping Away Toilet Papers in 2020!
Amazed (at the stupidity) and fascinated (by idiocy) by binge and panic shopper, I was compelled to ponder specifically about the toilet paper shortage in light of the recent pandemic (“corona virus”). This blog is will reflect on the reasoning provided by shoppers, and psychologists, a look at the economic statistics and realities of the […]
Creating Beautiful Violin Plots
A violin plot is a visual that traditionally combines a box plot and a kernel density plot. This is typically created in R, Python languages using MATPLOTLIB and other applications/modules. However, I show here how to get it done using only PowerBI. About Violin Plots Before I go into how to plot it, let’s understand […]
How many cats and dogs are there in your city? (method and cool charts)
In this seemingly simple couple of charts, I demonstrate a few nifty tricks that are fun and effective. First, we want to find out how many cats and dogs in a few selected cities (around me) and come with an educated estimate based on data. Then, we will use some cool, free add-in to create […]