Protected: Timeline: The Odyssey Through History
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The Odyssey Was For Sailors – Streamlined Cut
The Odyssey Was for Sailors The Odyssey Was For Sailors A Visual Essay Best viewed on the web. Choose Your Odyssey “Author’s Cut” (Recommended) The full visual essay as it is intended to be experienced. Crafted deliberately for those with a passing knowledge of The Odyssey who wish to learn more. Reading Time: 15 to […] The post The Odyssey Was For Sailors – Streamlined Cut appeared first on The…
The Odyssey Was For Sailors
Welcome traveller. Shake the dust off your boots. Come to our campfire. Learn about why The Odyssey has resonated throughout millennia. The post The Odyssey Was For Sailors appeared first on The Heasman .
A Data History of UK Interest Rates
Lets look at a history of interest rates in the UK (or England…) Interest rates in England began in 1694. The government needed to raise money to rebuild the Royal Navy in the Nine Years’ War. It set up an entity called “The Bank” and asked it for a loan of £1.2 million. This is […] The post A Data History of UK Interest Rates appeared first on The Heasman .
How I Used a Market Basket Analysis to Get a Job Offer
How I used a market basket analysis (or associated rule mining) in a Senior Data Analyst interview take-home task to demonstrate predictive analytics and get a job offer. The post How I Used a Market Basket Analysis to Get a Job Offer appeared first on The Heasman .
From Dot-com to Pandemic: The Bank of England’s Interest Rates in the 21st Century
9 May 2024. Interest rates are held again at 5.25% in England. But how did we get here? Here's a data history from the dot-com to 2024 on key interest rate moves. The post From Dot-com to Pandemic: The Bank of England’s Interest Rates in the 21st Century appeared first on The Heasman .
The Cost of Living Crisis in your Store Cupboard
Two grocery items you buy everyday saw prices rise above 50% between September 2021 and September 2022: vegetable oil and pasta. Two saw prices go *down* by more than five percent: beef mince and orange juice. The post The Cost of Living Crisis in your Store Cupboard appeared first on The Heasman .
A can of Heinz Beanz has risen faster than recent Inflation
If a tin of Heinz baked beans followed the path of other tinned goods from 2019. It would cost £0.94 today. Instead, it costs £1.40. Yes. A can of Heinz Beanz has risen faster than cost-of-living. The post A can of Heinz Beanz has risen faster than recent Inflation appeared first on The Heasman .
Interest Rates Since 1694
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced today that interest rates will be held at 5.25%. A reminder – from the middle to late half of the 20th century, when we moved from the era of John Maynard Keynes to the era of Milton Friedman, interest rates were used by Central Banks to keep inflation […] The post Interest Rates Since 1694 appeared first on The Heasman .
12 Things I’ve Learned in Three Years of Data Journalism
12 things I've learned about Data Journalism in my three years of doing it. No, not the tools. Or methods. Just things I've picked up over time, that I've found useful, that's rarely mentioned elsewhere. The post 12 Things I’ve Learned in Three Years of Data Journalism appeared first on The Heasman .