Data Science and Analytic Storytelling Thesis Students Present Thesis Defenses

The next round of data science thesis defenses is open to the public and will take place April 9, April 11 and April 12 via Zoom.

Each presentation will start with a 10-15 minute public presentation aimed at communicating the thesis to a non-technical audience, followed by a short question-and-answer session. The same candidate will then move into a longer, more technical presentation designed to go deeper into the data science concepts and ideas used within the thesis, followed by an additional Q&A session.
 
The data science master’s thesis presentations continue to cover a variety of topics, including generic drug rollouts, utilizing ChatGPT3 to recreate poetry, analyzing K-12 education funding and outcomes, turning a famous 400-year-old book about the ancient world into a useful data set, rainwater collection practices, managing power plants and more.

The schedule for the next round of defenses:

“An Analysis of Average Star Rating for Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri”
Jason Odom
3 p.m.
April 9
Zoom

“Economic Trends in Sports Broadcasting”
Sterling Smith
12 p.m.
April 11
Violette Hall 1204 and Zoom

“Dashboard for Truman Admissions Data”
Nan Urbonya
1 p.m.
April 11
Violette Hall 1204 and Zoom

“US Rental Housing: Investment-side Analysis”
Madison Nguyan
2 p.m.
April 11
Violette Hall 1204 and Zoom

“Dietary Habits and Lifestyle: HANES”
Jess Droege
1:30 p.m.
April 12
Zoom
 
“The Lunar Nodal Cycle and Weather Fluctuation in the Midwest”
Chris O’Keefe
2:30 p.m.
April 12
Zoom

“Examining Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality Near EPA Superfund Sites”
Liz Scholl
3:30 p.m.
April 12
Zoom