Recently, we worked on a project that required us to add graphs with gradients to an Android application. Below is an example of one such graph that we needed to create: There are lots of examples online that show how…
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Adding Gradients to Android Graphs with MPAndroidChart and DecoView
Posted in analytics, Android, Data Science, Development, Mobile Tagged with: Android, DecoView, Gradients, MPAndroidChart, Shading, special effects
Are You Data Literate?
We live in a world where data has become more important than ever. In fact, the World Economic Forum calls data the new “It currency”, every bit as valuable as oil and gold. Yet, despite the fact that data has…
Posted in analytics, Architecture, Data Science, Database, Development, scaling, sql Tagged with: Analytics, Big Data, Data Literacy, Data Science
How Much Data Do You Really Need?
We live in a world where knowledge is believed to equal power. As a result, most of us abhor the uncertainty of not knowing. When we have questions, we want to turn to data – cold, hard facts — to…
Posted in analytics, Data Science, Database, Development, scaling Tagged with: Analytics, Big Data, Data Science
Before You Can Think Big Data, You Need to Think Big Clean!
“Big Data” and “data science” have become buzzwords and focus areas for many companies. However, the key to predictive analytics is not data size or more sophisticated tools; it’s clean data. Quality Matters In a previous post about the importance…
Posted in analytics, Data Science, Database, scaling Tagged with: Analytics, Data Science, Scaling, statistics
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Why Data Quality is the Foundation for Good Analytics
“Analytics is the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data.” (Wikipedia, May 2014) What Are Analytics Per its definition, analytics is an umbrella term for the process of gaining knowledge from data and communicating meaningful insights. Companies are increasingly…
Posted in analytics, Data Science, Database Tagged with: Analytics, data cleaning, Data Science, statistics