Analytics Portfolio

Lot’s of things go wrong. Sometimes a failure can be linked to analysis, or the lack of analysis. Failures can be disappointing, expensive, or even disastrous. This is one argument for analysis-based decision-making. However, when mistakes are made and failures occur, we can often learn something from it. […]

In the city of Västerås, Sweden, the number of pedestrians and cyclists are counted in different places around the city. A dashboard showing the counts is available online: https://data.eco-counter.com/ParcPublic//?id=4615 By looking at the calls the webpage makes, we can get the data source for the different counters, for […]

Challenge: Decompose a news text into the four parts of the diamond Instructions Find a news text that concerns something of interest to you. Or maybe an excerpt from the TV news. Try to “decode” the story. What is the Question? What are the Concepts? What are the […]

Challenge: Get (qualitative) data for your analysis without influencing the interviewee. Instructions You are asked to contribute to the development of a product (choose any). Formulate a Question that can guide you! Through own reflection or – better – group discussion, formulate the Concepts, i.e. key aspects of […]

Challenge: Decompose a research paper into the four parts of the diamond Instructions Find a research paper that concerns something of interest to you. It can be an excerpt from a book (even textbook), an article published in a journal or conference proceedings, or an open-access paper. Use […]

Challenge: Formulate one or more Questions for analysis relevant to a specific situation Instructions Find a news text in a newspaper, online news site, or on TV. Describe what question(s) you believe was driving the journalist when writing the story. Reflect on their clarity and relevance. Formulate one […]

What is an Analytics Portfolio? How do you write an Analytics Portfolio? This post introduces the portfolio structure as a way to showcase your analytical skills and abilities.

How do you structure an analysis? The Diamond Model of Applied Analysis offers a simple way to approach analysis and increase its relevance and trustworthyness.