[AccessD] 80/20 and request for data

Hello Gustav,

Thank you.

I will post the results back onto AccessD, at least there is some MS Access
code behind what I am doing.  If the other listers are then annoyed, we can
take it off line, if there is any other interest related to Access, so be
it.

Thanks for the file, I will look at it over the next couple of days and get
back to you soon,

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] 80/20 and request for data


> Hi Mark
>
> I have anonymized a 15.000 record table covering some nationwide
> statistics and "cab'ed" it to your e-mail address.
>
> As I don't join the OT list I would be pleased if you bring your
> observations here - if the moderators allow?
>
> /gustav
>
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> > Hello All,
>
> > I am currently doing a project around the 80 / 20 principle.
Specifically, I am looking at ways to utilise the phenomenon of the 80 / 20
principle (also know as the Pareto Principle).  For those
> > of you that have not heard of it, is states that 80 of the results
achieved are usually attained by 20% of the inputs.  There is loads of info
on Google if you want more.
>
> > Anyway, in the work that I wish to do, I need some decent sets of data.
Obviously I can synthesise a set of sales figures for a company, with
multiple sales people / departments / geographic
> > regions / products etc.  But what I really need is real world data, as
the analysis I wish to complete has to be based on real data that occurred
in normal day to day life.
>
> > I am fully aware that most people do not want to release their private
data, hence my difficulty in acquiring working material.  I posted the
request to the list a few weeks ago, but understandably
> > I got no replies!
>
> > So this is just another request for the same thing.  I am looking for
any old sets of data that you may have.  They can be
>
> > sales orders and products,
> > items purchased by department,
> > voters and the geographic region they came from,
> > patients and their final bill,
> > auto parts in inventory and the stock movements,
> > financial stocks and their values over time,
> > horses win / loses by jockey / racecourse
>
> > or any such data.  I will not disclose the data to anyone other than
myself, but I guess that should go without saying.  I do not need to know
the actual products, or company that sold them.
>
> > Secondly, I would be very interested in any opinions or experience that
you have on the 80 20 phenomenon ?
>
> > If you want father details email me back, I do not mind posting anything
on either list, but I think that further discussions should probably be on
the OT list.
>
> > Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> > Mark Breen
> > Ireland
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