1. Database Clearinghouse Update
William Johnson Miller
J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Georgia College & State University
Department of Management
Milledgeville, GA 31061
Presentation to the 48th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Science Institute-Wilmington, NC (2018)

2. Publicly Available (Free) Databases
Business Analytics Teaching Database Clearinghouse
Interest
Viability
Benefits Toward Teaching
Benefits Toward Research
Decision at November 2017 dsi meeting (Washington, DC)
Links will be made available on DSI website
Password protected for members only
Metrics, Availability, and Maintenance
Metrics
Mechanism for Updating

3. DASI Database Clearinghouse
Byproduct of Course Project
Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 Spring 2018 (Eight Sections, tw)
1st Stage of Project
Teams Choose 1 or 2 Industries (Individuals Find 3 to 5 Databases)
Mgmt 3175 Business Analytics Students Collected 700+ Database Links
Each Team Chooses 3 Preferred Potential Databases
I Meet with Each Team and Help Them Pick Their Project Database
2nd Stage of Project
Teams Use Business Analytic Process to Analyze Their Project Database
Descriptive Analytics (Descriptive Statistics, Graphs)
Predictive Analytics (Regression, Discriminant Analysis)
Prescriptive Analytics (Linear Programming, Decision Analysis, Heuristics, Software)
Presentation and Formal Written Report
Continuing Future Classes
Not sure

4. Ideal Data Bases Publicly Available, Free, Downloadable Flat Files
Rows and Columns Suitable for Excel
Query-Driven Software Exported to a Flat File
Columns (Variables)
Several Continuous Variables
Several Categorical Variables
Consider How Variables Interact
Consider Adding Variables From Other Databases
Rows (Cases)
At Least Several Hundred (Could Justify Fewer)
Can’t Have Too Many (Allows Working with a Subset)
Raw Data (NEISS or Complaints or UFOs)
Report Data (Gun Ownership, Arrests)

5. Database Choices Based On Industry
File Template From Database Choices Assignment
At Least Three Data Bases Per Team Member (Five Ideally)
Teams Chose Either One or Two Industries-8/31 (8/29)
Elements
Industry (added Spring 2017)
DB Name
Description
URL
Data Dictionary
#Rows
#Continuous Variables
#Categorical Variables
Report (1) to Raw Data (10)
Submit to OneDrive Shared Folder (As Developed)
Final List Reviewed By Team
Top 3 Final Choices Identified (9/12)
Each Team Meet With Me In My Office By 9/14, Decide on Data Base

6. Databases Analyzed Fall 2016 Accidents Arrests Faculty Salaries
Global Graduation Rates
Halloween Injuries
HIV Studies
Gun Ownership
IRS Info By Zip Code
Loan Complaints
Movies
NFL Teams
NBA Players
Poverty
UFOs
Spring 2017
Aviation Safety
Baseball Injuries
Beer
Building Code Violations
Drug Deaths
MLB Players
Olympic Medals
Soccer Injuries
Traffic Stops
Youth Tobacco Use
Fall 2017
Sports Betting
Global Films
PGA Driving Statistics
Storms
Hunting
College Athletics Revenue
Airline Delays
Fleet Data
PGA Player Statistics
National Food Expenditures
Campus Crimes
Spring 2018
Searching New industries
9 Teams

7. Decisions Name of Clearinghouse List of 40+ Individuals
interested in either receiving list, contributing data, helping organize project
Several Bad Addresses
DSI DASI Website (Bob McQuaid)
What to Post on Website
When to post it
Limited access testing phase
Others Contributing to List
Vetting Links
Archiving Databases
Organizing List of Database links
Database Elements Tracked
Cleaning Up, Certifying, and Maintaining List
Method and Frequency
Legal Issues
Managing Links: Flat Files vs. Directories vs. Querying Software

8. Managing Links: Flat Files vs. Directories vs. Querying Software
Gas Prices
region-beginning-2007
UFOs
Gambling
Injuries
Hospital Compare
Coffee
Food