Takeaways from The Social Dilemma
A year ago, I tweeted about #TheSocialDilemma. I figured I should also create a post about it https://twitter.com/michaelurmeneta/status/1307853103430066176 “For the last 10 years, the biggest companies in Silicon Valley have been the business of selling their users” – Roger McNamee The classic saying is that “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are
Financial Aid Optimization Process 1 of 2 – Overview
I have worked with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, Maguire Associates, and Hardwick Day (now EAB). They all follow a similar process. Start with the big picture Take 3-5 years of data and look at the numbers in the aggregate Calculate the highs and lows Do a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the most likely data ranges
Embedding a Tableau Dashboard – Veteran cohort example
An Analysis of Tuition Discounting – Benefits and Limitations
The cost of attending college has been a major concern for the last several decades now. Every year, tuition has continued to rise unabated, far outpacing the rate of inflation. During that time, the sticker price of our institutions has become much greater than most students are willing or able to pay. Cost remains a
Projection of High School Graduates 1999-2028 – Tableau
Honored to have been awarded the Northeastern University Dean’s Medal for outstanding doctoral work for my research on first-generation students
Enrollment Analysis and Predictive Model 3/3 – Presentation
Enrollment Analysis and Predictive Model 2/3 – Python Code
90% of data modeling is data cleansing. Here is a sample done with Python
This is a particularly hairy example of comparative program performance that needed to take into account: (a) program consolidations, (b) shifting departmental oversight, (b) school name changes, (c) sliding test score ranges, (d) and a host of other data idiosyncrasies. This code takes a days-long manual cleaning process and reduces it to about 5 minutes.