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While interning with the NC Department of Public Instruction in 2017, I designed and executed a study to determine the impact of teacher-held master’s degrees on a school’s performance score (a composite of 20% student growth and 80% academic achievement). The hope was that my work would convince NC Legislators Continue reading Using LASSO Regression to Analyze School Performance
For students in NC State’s Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2021, the new semester brings new opportunities. They’re learning about big data, optimization, simulation and risk, and other advanced topics. They’re interviewing for jobs. And when they’re not in class or meeting with prospective employers, they’re applying Continue reading Student Spotlight: Putnam Practicum Team
We just as easily could have titled this post “Alumni in Action,” as Dr. Andrea Villanes checks both boxes: she is a 2009 graduate of the MSA program and a teaching assistant professor at the Institute. Inspired by her aunt, who earned a Ph.D. from NC State when Villanes was Continue reading Faculty Feature: Dr. Andrea Villanes
Villanova, PA; State College, PA; Providence, RI; New York City, NY; St. Louis, MO; Columbus, MO; Eugene, OR; Bozeman, MT; Columbus, OH; DC; Winston-Salem, NC. These are all the places I went from the beginning of January until mid-March 2020 for my job as a traveling consultant for my sorority. Continue reading Air Travel in the Time of COVID-19