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
 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
 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
 Parts of the Data Cube

Measures: Method of
Filters: Ability to look at only one
counting. How the
portion of a dimension. Example –
dimension is being counted.
GSFC instead of All Centers.

Dimensions: The category that is being counted.

Example – GSFC Employees, Employee Type
etc.
 Parts of the Data Cube

Row pull-down box

Column pull-down box
Measures

Filters
 How to use a Data Cube
• 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 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
 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
 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
 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
 Measures
• Use the drop-down box to choose a measure
 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

 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
This has been a basic introduction to NASA’s
Workforce Data Cubes
If you have additional questions, please contact:
• Stephen Chesley - Stephen.Chesley@nasa.gov
• Craig Conlin – Craig.Conlin@nasa.gov

To get more information about NASA’s Workforce,

please visit our web site:
http://nasapeople.nasa.gov/workforce