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Luna Gu, Data Scientist at Elevate, attended the MSA program in 2021 and spent her whole program at home. I wondered what it was like to finish the MSA degree from home. From her experience, I have gained some insight and compared it to my experience. In the interview, she Continue reading Interview with Luna Gu
While courses are still underway, students in NC State’s Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2021 are also dedicating a great deal of time this month to their practicum projects. With the finish line in sight on their eight-month projects, practicum teams are developing early drafts of the Continue reading Student Spotlight: Wounded Warrior Project® Practicum Team
Jackson Perry ’20, came to the Institute after completing his undergraduate studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. After graduating, Jackson went on to work for the Advanced Analytics Group at Bain & Company based out of Boston, MA. For 2020 graduates, the transition from graduate school to the working Continue reading Alumni in Action: Jackson Perry ’20
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