Data_Cube_Training_Poerpont_Presentation.ppt

Data Cube Training

1. Data Cube Training
Welcome to NASA’s Data Cube Training; a
simple, painless way to understand Data Cubes.
•There are two ways to use this presentation:
•Viewing the presentation to get an overview of
workforce data cubes
•Printing out the presentation and using it as a
guide while using workforce data cubes

2. What are Data Cubes
•Data Cubes are multidimensional data
resources
•Data Cubes are an easy way to look at
workforce information
•Data Cubes allow you to look at complex
data in a simple format
•Data Cubes allow you to analyze specific
workforce data

3. NASA Workforce URLs
http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/workforce
•Tools and Information about NASA’s workforce
–Workforce Data Cubes
–Workforce Analysis and Reports
–Workforce Planning Tools
http://naade02.msfc.nasa.gov/workforce
•NASA Workforce Cubes
•Basic Cubes for Public Viewing
–Current Status
–Historical
–Hires/Losses/Promotions
http://naade02.msfc.nasa.gov/workforce/moredata.html
•Detailed NASA Workforce Cubes
–Status Cubes
–Transactional Cubes
–Analysis and Workforce Projection Cubes

4. Parts of the Data Cube
Filters: Ability to look at only one
portion of a dimension. Example –
GSFC instead of All Centers.
Measures: Method of
counting. How the
dimension is being counted.
Dimensions: The category that is being counted.
Example –GSFC Employees, Employee Type
etc.

5. •Data Cubes look like a simple spreadsheet
•Just choose what data you want in your columns
and your rows and the totals self-populate
–In this example, NASA Centers are in the columns and
some dates are in the rows
How to use a Data Cube

6. How to choose your Columns
•To choose a column, simply click on the pull-
down menu and choose your data
•The column pull-down menu is located just to
the right of the column header labels

7. How to choose your Rows
•To choose a row, simply click on the pull-down
menu and choose your data
•The row pull-down menu is
located just below the row
header labels

8. Filters
•After choosing the columns and rows, you may
choose what segment of the population you want
to view
•Use drop-down boxes to determine what data
you want to focus on

9. Measures
•You may also choose how the data is
counted or measured
–The most common measure is headcount
–Other measures include:
•Average Age
•Average Years of Federal Service
•Average Annual Salary
•Aggregate Salary

10. Measures
•Use the drop-down box to choose a measure

11. View Data As . . .
•You may also choose to view the data as a
number or as a percentage
•Just use the View Data As drop down box

12. Other methods of analysis
•The bottom of each page has a number of buttons that
are used for analysis
•Simply experimenting with these buttons is the best way
to learn about them
–Feel free to experiment, you cannot break the internet by clicking
on one of these buttons.
•To learn more about these buttons, go to:
–http://naade02.msfc.nasa.gov/workforce/pply_features.html
–http://naade02.msfc.nasa.gov/workforce/about_data.html

13. This has been a basic introduction to
NASA’s Workforce Data Cubes
If you have additional questions, please contact:
•Stephen Chesley [email protected]
•Craig Conlin –[email protected]
To get more information about NASA’s
Workforce, please visit our web site:
http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/workforce