{"id":617,"date":"2020-05-28T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=617"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:28:24","slug":"building-algorithms-prepare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/building-algorithms\/building-algorithms-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Algorithms: Prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n                  <p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-left\">\n            Design a solution to your problem. Research and brainstorm possible solutions to the problem. Be creative and daring. Your first idea doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.\n          <\/p>\n                \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"fancy-paragraph__image wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-landscape\">\n    <img \n      decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"fp-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Wires-Circuitboard-Thumbnail.png\"\n       alt=\"\"           >\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tips-from-your-challenge-champion\">Tips from Your Challenge Champion<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-seventy is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n                \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"fancy-paragraph__image wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-square\">\n    <img \n      decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"fp-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Yee_headshot.jpg\"\n       alt=\"\"           >\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n                  <p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-right\">\n            Cathy Yee is the CEO and founder of Incluvie, a business that relies on algorithms for its success. Watch this video to learn what experts like Cathy think is important to consider when dealing with algorithms.\n          <\/p>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building Algorithms: Background\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGxMEB4taDQ?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"helpful-resources-on-algorithms\">Helpful Resources on Algorithms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore these resources to learn more about building algorithms and designing your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finding Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algorithms&nbsp;can be used to rate or rank almost anything. All you need are data that can be represented numerically. Explore these examples to get you started. Remember, you should pick something that 1) is important to you, and 2) can be the foundation of a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ratings<\/strong> based on user input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Video games<\/strong> combine user ratings to rate characters: <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/madden\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Madden Ratings Are Made<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incluvie<\/strong>&nbsp;combines user ratings to rate movies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.incluvie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Incluvie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ratings<\/strong> that are not based on user input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Great Schools<\/strong> rates K-12 schools based on things like class size and test scores: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Baseball and softball<\/strong> uses statistics like ERA and WHIP to rate pitchers: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baseball statistics: Walks plus hits per inning pitched<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rankings<\/strong> based on user input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>National Basketball Association<\/strong> combines media rankings to pick the most valuable player: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basketball statistics: NBA Most Valuable Player Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A singing competition in Europe (the <strong>Eurovision Song Contest<\/strong>) combines rankings to select a winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voting_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rankings<\/strong> that are not based on user input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Mohs scale<\/strong> of mineral hardness ranks minerals according to their hardness: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohs scale of mineral hardness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>English Premier League<\/strong> uses a point system to rank the 20 teams in the league each season: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League#Competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English football (soccer) Premier League competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"math-resources-and-tools\">Math Resources and Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ratings, Rankings, and Weighted Categories:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this resource to learn about ranking and rating algorithms, weighted categories, and spreadsheets: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1JMivCnBGRhMlJEGnf7OaseclAo7EzYor\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=114908534592259578299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Algorithms &#8211; 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