ISSS608 2017-18 T3 Assign Manu George Mathew Conclusion

VAST Challenge 2018:Suspense at the Wildlife Preserve

Background

Data Preparation

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Conclusion

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Insights:

The growth of Kasios:

By our analysis, we could infer that,

• The company has been hiring at a steady pace since May 2015 based on the employee count.
• But looking at the attrition count , more and more employees seem to be leaving the company over time.
• On the communications front, There is an increasing trend in meetings over time.
• The number of connections for a typical employee at Kasios have been getting smaller and smaller over time. this could show that the company is growing at a pace in which the teams are getting more isolated from each other

The Suspicious Group and its close Associates :

By our analysis, we could infer that,

• Richard Fox is the most well connected person of the Group.
• He is followed by Lindsy Henion and Tobi Gatlin
• If someone has more than 6 communications with the group they are considered suspicious.
• Based on the above criteria, there are 8 other people who are very close to the group. They are,
  • Madeline Nindorf
  • Jane Tyler
  • Sheilah Stachniw
  • Ferne Hards
  • Sherrell Biebel
  • Timothy Gibson
  • Martha Harris
  • Gail Feindt
• We observe that Gail Feindt and Jenice Savaria are the ones with whom the order for purchases are placed.
• Jane Tyler and Timothy Gibson Places the most number of orders.

The Suspicious Group and its close Associates :

By our analysis, we could infer that,

• The group is comprised of people who joined in November of 2015 if we exclude Richard Fox, Jane Tyler, Gail Feindt and Timothy Gibson.
• The only interaction Jenise Savaria had with the group was in 2017 when Rosalia Larroque placed the purchase order with her.
• The above purchase was unusual as all the past purchases have been handled by Gail Feindt. This brings a possibility that Gail Feindt has backed out of the group's activities.
• Jane Tyler, Gail Feindt and Timothy Gibson have been in the organization the longest over time.
• We aslo see that Alex Hall left the company in 2016 and Madeline Nindroff left them in 2017.
• By observing the Target Label axis of the Dashboard, we can see that, over the years, the number of people being contacted is showing a decline.
• Checking the over time transaction patterns, it is highly possible that Jane Tyler and Timothy Gibson are not part of the group's operations. Thus the criterion for suspicious people could be changed to more than 8 interactions with the group.

References:

• https://pixabay.com/en/austria-lake-water-reflections-man-2532141/
• https://pixabay.com/en/feedback-confirming-businessmen-2990424/
• https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/1617t3isss608g1/ISSS608_2016-17_T3_Assign_GUAN_YIFEI