I was introduced to the NPPES database last week and decided to carry the NPPES Exploration into the weekend. The dataset is quite large and it's definitely another box of woe. For those interested, the dataset can be found at the following web address: https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov. It is over 7 gigabytes and refused to open. Since I was having such difficulty … [Read more...] about NPPES Exploration
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The Woe Box: Troubleshooting
As a technology expert with over eight years in the industry, having studied with many experts across the globe, and in knowing/having significant amount of troubleshooting; as has been previously demonstrated - I can still say that I find myself sitting in the occasional box of woe. That's okay, though. As I may not have previously mentioned, I'm currently volunteering as a … [Read more...] about The Woe Box: Troubleshooting
Status Dashboard
I consistently find myself working in Tableau. Last time around, I looked at prediction functions. Today's challenge is constructing a sort of software engineering/architecture diagram. As we build out the diagram and review our requirements, I continue to envision some kind of a status dashboard. We have voiced a desire to monitor - or, rather, display the status of each … [Read more...] about Status Dashboard
Tableau Predictions
In a previous post I explored tableau public and ran a quick analysis on the USA spending site. As a result, I learned about one of the reasons why I may have hit that snag. Today, I'm learning about Tableau predictions. Recently, I am working with fixed level of detail calculations and as a result, I have picked up the Tableau order of operations. This led to another … [Read more...] about Tableau Predictions
Analysis on USA Spending
I've been doing a little investigating for a company who has an interest in providing services with regards to government funding for small businesses. They have a motivating mission, which drove me to spend a little bit of time on the USA Spending website and get to know the API. All of a sudden, I stumble across this report on USASpending.gov: This immediately reminded … [Read more...] about Analysis on USA Spending