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Fig. 13.1.7 The fit between the sandbox and the spreadsheet.

In the sandbox, the personal analyst can do anything—can use any data, can use any
algorithm, and can process with no fear of impacting others. But at the end, when the
analyst has gained insights from the sandbox experience, the analyst must then
institutionalize the results and insight into the corporate system infrastructure.


So, there is a very real and very beneficial impact on corporate system from personal
analytic decisions. However, the impact is indirect not direct.


Chapter 13.1: Personal Analytics
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