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Datatrends is a blog that shares ideas on using data. The interests of the blog are Education, Finance, Sports, and Health. The site focuses on data analysis and application development. The end goal is to use data to help make decisions.
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HSC exam mark predictor/predictive model based on school data
An initial attempt at using historical data as a predictor of future HSC exam results from the school assessment marks.
Simon A
May 29
Natural Language Processing- Emotion, Sentiment, Readability, Complexity- App to test books essays and websites
Analyse text with a Shiny app using R! Perform sentiment, emotion, KWIC, and readability analysis. Upload files or scrape from URLs easily
Simon A
Aug 8, 2024
$195 000 median player salary- will reduce player exodus in South Africa.
Discover how South Africa's rugby player policies and economic factors impact player exodus and World Cup success. Key insights and data!
Simon A
Jun 29, 2024
Creating Tailored Chatbots GPT with Cogniti: Empowering Teachers with Insightful Feedback
Harness AI with Cogniti! Tailor chatbots for your classroom, gain insights into student needs, and enhance learning.
Simon A
Jun 23, 2024
South African Elections 2024: Analyzing Coalition Scenarios through Game Theory
The 2024 South African elections have resulted in a fragmented political landscape, with no party securing an outright majority. This has...
Simon A
Jun 11, 2024
Understanding Game Theory: An Interactive Simulator Inspired by Robert Axelrod's Competition
Game theory is a fascinating field that explores strategic interactions between rational decision-makers. One of the most well-known...
Simon A
Jun 10, 2024
Mastering the Airfare Price War: An Interactive Simulation for Strategic Decision-Making
In the competitive world of airlines, pricing strategies play a crucial role in maximising revenue. Our innovative Airfare Price War...
Simon A
Apr 9, 2024
Sando V1.1- Knowledgeable Business Studies Syllabus Teacher
GPT
Discover SANDO GPT: AI-powered learning for HSC Business Studies, transforming education with tailored, interactive tools. #EduTech #HSC
Simon A
Jan 31, 2024
Recommending and School Behaviour- perception analysis of school, based on a comprehensive attitudes to school survey
This survey (see attached results) was created and analysed initially to practice some regression skills learnt during an MBA course....
Simon A
Dec 5, 2023
Australia Postal Code to address Calculator
Australian Postal Code Calculator
Simon A
Nov 26, 2023
Hedging Tool for Commodities (Oil, Silver, Gold)
This hedging tool was created for year 12 Business Studies classes to help them understand the concept of hedging. The application uses...
Simon A
Nov 13, 2023
Financial Ratios App
Created an application for my classes to visualise, explain and help with strategies to respond to varying ratio outcomes. It also allows...
Simon A
Oct 31, 2023
Budget Visualisation
This game/ visualisation is to assist students with understanding of budgeting concepts for year 9 commerce students. The visualisation...
Simon A
Oct 24, 2023
Demand and Supply of Oranges App for year 9-10 commerce NSW
Explore economics with our interactive app, designed to clarify the essential concepts of demand and supply using the lively market of...
Simon A
Sep 27, 2023
Consumer Behaviour Game for Year 9s
My Year 9 class started the section of consumer behaviour for commerce. I thought this was a great opportunity to create a game (very...
Simon A
Sep 16, 2023
Unveiling the ASX 200 Portfolio Optimisation Tool!
Dive into the world of the ASX 200 using this app. Designed with both the novice and seasoned investor in mind, this tool offers: Dynamic...
Simon A
Aug 28, 2023
School Timetable Software
Timetables? How difficult can they be to set up and plan for? Surely we can use software that can create timetables for a school. Using R...
Simon A
Aug 20, 2023
Does class size matter?
Last year students in one of my classes complained about the class size. As a teacher I want the best outcomes and wanted to see whether...
Simon A
Jul 30, 2023
Retail Sales, Housing Starts and FED Fund Rates....
Based on data collected from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) website. This visualisation was created using R. The data was...
Simon A
Apr 17, 2023
Top 10 Economic Indicators
These graphs uses dynamic data from the World Bank website: GDP growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Current Account Balance
Simon A
Apr 7, 2023
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