My Journey Through Data

I've been in the Data Science Research Program hosted by The Coding School, where I've learned a ton about the data science process.  Here's the process in case you're interested: 1.  Data Cleaning : removed null and missing values, filtering price outliers that skewed the data. 2.  Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) : a viewing phase where you look for cool insights in the data that you can explore through functions, plots, and further visualization techniques.  3.  Statistical Analysis : Developing a null and alternative hypothesis, basically just a claim through the data that does not correlate (Ex, People who study more will not have a significantly higher grade on the final exam) and one that correlates (Ex, People who study more will have a significantly higher grade on the final exam). We can test for significance using a variety of tests, including T-tests, ANOVA, and Tukey's HSD. This will help you decide whether to approve/reject the null hypothesis based...

Hello people! Recently, I visited businesses in Brookline to better understand how policies are affecting them. I asked a wide range of local shops to better represent the diverse Brookline landscape, including restaurants (casual and sit-down), cafes, specialty stores, and supermarkets. While I cannot provide specific information about some of the businesses in my sample due to a desire to remain anonymous, what I have below is data worth looking into more deeply. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Data --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now What? I will delve deeper into my interpretation of this data in a future blog post. Analyzing this could help me understand the disparit...

Hello, and thank you for checking out my blog! My name is Avyaya, a student at Brookline High School in Massachusetts. As you probably noticed from the title of my blog, I am interested in data, particularly how it can affect and change our lives. Through policy, I aim to convey my thoughts on these topics through a data-driven lens. This is my first blog post, but I have a lot I want to discuss, documenting my learning, and delving deeper into other topics I love. However, today, I want to address an issue that's currently affecting Brookline. Tariffs have affected the place I call home, affecting local businesses that remain special to the community.  For some background, Brookline is a suburb of Boston. It's technically a town, but it's a city, with its unique local shops, vibrant culture, and diverse community. The area features a range of environments, from the quiet, peaceful south, with large homes, lovely parks, and a population of older retirees, to the bustling no...