Zach LyonsWhat Brings Fans to MLB Games?The Major League Baseball season is truly a marathon. Each team plays 162 games every season, and these take up almost half the calendar…May 8, 2019May 8, 2019
Zach LyonsThe Nuggets are Well Equipped for a Post-Warriors WorldThe Denver Nuggets are currently enjoying their best season in over a decade. On Saturday, they defeated Gregg Popovich’s San Antonio…Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019
Zach LyonsWhat’s to Blame for the Nuggets Game One Loss?On Saturday night, the #2 seeded Denver Nuggets lost to the #7 seed San Antonio Spurs, 101–96. The Nuggets were considered the favorite…Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019
Zach LyonsinSpring 2019 — Information ExpositionsDo Relaxed Gun Laws Lead to More Shootings?Gun deaths have become so common in the United States that we are often numb to them whenever the next one comes along. With each of these…Apr 1, 2019Apr 1, 2019
Zach LyonsinSpring 2019 — Information ExpositionsThe Data You Generate… and the Dangers that Lurk Within ItWith the big tech revolution beginning to hit its peak in 2019, humans are generating an unprecedented amount of data every day. Just…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
Zach LyonsCleaning Up Datasets With Embedded JSON DictionariesIn my recent work, one data-cleaning problem has consistently tripped me up: dictionaries embedded within .csv files or pandas data frames…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Zach LyonsUsing the (Unofficial) StockX APIStockX, the “Stock Market of Things” as the owners call it, was founded in 2015 as a platform for purchasing hard-to-find streetwear. The…Feb 11, 20194Feb 11, 20194
Zach LyonsinSpring 2019 — Information ExpositionsAccurate NFL Quarterbacks Aren’t Necessarily Great NFL QuarterbacksFootball fans, NFL executives, and the media often tend to laud Quarterbacks with a high completion percentage as some of the best in the…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019