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The MSA International Student Experience: Conversation Club

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The Institute for Advanced Analytics attracts aspiring data scientists from around the world, with nearly 20 percent of MSA alumni hailing from outside the United States. To better support this population, Kate Bagley, the Institute’s Assistant Head of Career Services, introduced Conversation Club at the start of the MSA Class Continue reading The MSA International Student Experience: Conversation Club→

5 Chrome Extensions Every MSA Student Needs

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MSA students spend 60+ hours per week attending class, studying, meeting with project and practicum teams, doing homework, and more.  Everyone wants to make the most of their time in the program, so today I’m going to show you five Chrome extensions that you can install in your browser to Continue reading 5 Chrome Extensions Every MSA Student Needs→

Career Services, Institute Style

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Over the past five months, MSA students have regularly engaged with industry representatives as part of a speaker series course. More than 40 companies visited the Institute to teach students how their teams use data analytics. Many MSA alumni have returned to the Institute with their employers to lead these Continue reading Career Services, Institute Style→

Building a Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Engine

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While preparing for the SAS Business Analyst certification, Jiin and I were discussing a side project that we could complete during the winter break. We decided to build a movie recommendation engine for two reasons. First, neither of us had experience in this area, and second, this project would help Continue reading Building a Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Engine→