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Tennessee Lady Vols Dribble Drive Past Paige Bueckers UConn Huskies
The Tennessee Lady Vols dribble drive offense led the Vols past Paige Bueckers and the Connecticut Huskies to a 80-76 victory. Paige Bueckers scored 14 points but was 5-16 (31%) from the field. Sarah Strong led the Huskies with 18 points but had 5 key turnovers and an...
Game 2 Breakdowns for Nets vs Sixers and Kings vs Warriors
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...
Los Angeles Crime Data 2020-2022: Is The LAPD Juking The Stats?
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...
NOTORIOUS B.I.G TOP TEN ON SPOTIFY
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...
Impact of Economic Sanctions on Russia
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...
College Basketball Evolution
In 2016, the NCAA changed the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds to increase the amount of possessions in a game. The shot clock change impacted college basketball in the following ways. Team 2 point shooting percentage average increased from 47.7% to 50.0% by...
Montesinho Forest Fire Data Analysis
The code and analysis for the Montesinho forest fire data is embedded in the PDF. The final analysis begins on page 30. The PDF provides the thinking process, code and visualizations for the analysis. Key findings: Forest fires increased exponentially in August and...