by Rafael Hernandez | Apr 18, 2023 | Data Analysis, Economics
The light peeking over the horizon at dawn used to bring days of hope. Days of anticipation. The breeze picked up the America flag. The flapping of the flag was heard intermittently over the rooster singing. Farmers sat on their porches overlooking the dust. The winds...
by Rafael Hernandez | Apr 18, 2023 | Basketball, Uncategorized
Sixers vs Nets The main takeaway from game 2 is that dependence on three-point shooting can shoot you out of the game. Head coach Jacque Vaughn on in game adjustments, “The only adjustment made was that the ball didn’t go in the hole for us.” Vaughn added, “We got...
by Rafael Hernandez | Apr 5, 2023 | Data Analysis
Visualization Deck Created By Author Data.gov released crime data for Los Angeles from 2020–2022. The data has 28 variables and 637,793 observations. The analysis has three levels of focus. The first focus is a high-level view of the crime committed in Los Angeles and...
by Rafael Hernandez | Mar 30, 2023 | Basketball, Data Analysis
Figure 1: Notorious B.I.G Top Ten on Spotify. Visualization by Author. Album covers: Bad Boy/Arista The advent of technology has impacted hip hop and changed the record industry for all genres. The quality of a record has gone through various alterations as the music...
by Rafael Hernandez | Oct 27, 2022 | Economics
In March of 2014, the European Union and the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Prior to the sanctions, Russia gave value to the Ruble through a dual currency basket that consisted of the Euro and U.S. dollar. Russian state reserves maintained gold...