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Alter Everything167: Fixing Dirty Data in the Supply ChainSusan Walsh, The Classification Guru, joins us to chat about dirty data. Susan sheds light on how unclassified and inaccurate data can lead to significant, often hidden, business expenses and operational disruptions. From supply chain procurement challenges to missed opportunities in data governance, Susan walks us through the common pitfalls and offers actionable tips to help organizations clean up their data efficiently.Panelists: Susan Walsh, The Classification Guru - LinkedInMegan Bowers, Sr. Content Manager @ Alteryx - @MeganBowers, LinkedInShow notes: Supply Chain Starter KitBetween the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data
Interested in sharin...2024-09-1124 minAlter Everything135: From pallets to patterns: a journey from warehouse to data scienceBeing an introvert doesn’t exclude you from being a leader. We are joined this episode by the Alteryx Charlotte user group leader Eric Pyatt, who talks about being a leader, changing career directions, and what the industry of data analytics can do to improve your career trajectory. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan CainAlteryx Impact Stories: Opening DoorsCouncil of Supply Chain Management ProfessionalsCharlotte User GroupSparkED
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Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 6: Can my TV read my mind?!In this bonus episode of the Data [in the] Sandbox mini-series, Maddie calls Susan because she’s creeped out when her TV starts making personalized TV show recommendations. It’s like the TV is in her head! Thankfully, Susan explains that the TV isn’t in Maddie’s head – it’s just machine learning and artificial intelligence!Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take
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This episode was produced by Megan Bowers, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo.
Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music and Mike Cusic for the
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Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 5: When I grow up, I want to be an analytics mastermind!In our last episode of the Data [in the] Sandbox mini-series, Maddie ponders what she’d like to be when she grows up. Now that Susan has explained analytics and data, Maddie wants a job where she can solve puzzles using data! But, what kind of jobs deal with data and analytics? Luckily, Susan knows all about this, and shares her knowledge so Maddie can become an analytics mastermind!
Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take our feedback survey here!This episode was produced by Megan Bowers, Mike Cusic, and Ma...2020-07-2413 min
Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 4: Analytic treasure maps!In the 4th episode of the “Data in the Sandbox” mini-series, Susan shows Maddie how to use data and something called “spatial analysis” to help Maddie win the game she’s playing on her phone!
Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take our feedback survey here!This episode was produced by Megan Bowers, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo. Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music and Mike Cusic for the for our album artwork.2020-07-2411 min
Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 3: My mom is a fortune teller!!In the third episode of our “Data [in the] Sandbox” mini-series, Susan tells Maddie all about psychics and predicting the future! Erm... well... actually she talks about predictive analytics, and how you can use patterns in data to make educated guesses on what is likely to happen in the future. Tune in to hear how!
Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take our feedback survey here!This episode was produced by Megan Bowers, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo. Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music and Mike Cusic for...2020-07-2012 min
Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 2: Why do shark attacks go up when more people eat ice cream?!In the second episode of our “Data [in the] Sandbox” mini-series, Susan tells Maddie all about correlation vs. causation... we know it sounds complicated! But it’s actually really cool and important, especially for understanding stats you might hear in the news, or fun facts like the statistic Maddie learned: that shark attack rates go up when ice cream sales rates go up. Does this mean that sharks are jumping out of the water and stealing ice cream?! Are people dumping ice cream into the ocean to share the tasty summer treat with their shark friends?! Tune in to find o...2020-07-2013 min
Alter EverythingData [in the] Sandbox Episode 1: Analytics... Huh?!Welcome to “Data [in the] Sandbox”, a podcast mini-series for kids! Have you ever wondered what analytics is? It sounds complicated right? Or maybe you’re curious about why data is important to everyday life. Tune in to hear a real life Data Science Journalist, Susan Currie Sivek, teach her friend Maddie Johannsen, about how data collection and analytics can help you solve tough questions, such as “How can data about snacks help Maddie run faster??”
Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take our feedback survey here!This episode was produced b...2020-07-1613 min
Alter Everything60: Analytics automation: keeping humans in the loopIn this episode, we talk all things automation, and discuss why humans need to stay in the loop. Knowing that data is crucial to the decisions analysts and data scientists make, automating analytics processes allow humans to focus on delivering insights. This combination of automation and human thinking power makes the most of humans’ contributions to the data analytic process.
You’ll hear from Alteryx Data Science Journalist, Susan Sivek, and Doris Lee, a PhD student at the School of Information at UC Berkeley, as they emphasize these topics, and the importance of keeping humans in the loop...2020-05-1234 min