Educational Data Science Research

MIT Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Nancy Tsai

Data Science Research Assistant

November 2022 - August 2024

Research
Educational Data Science Research

Role Overview

Conducted data analysis for an abandoned psychology research project examining relationships between mental health, cognitive metrics, and educational outcomes: - Trained linear regression models with sklearn to identify key predictive features - Used random forests to rank feature importance in cognitive metrics - Utilized R for statistical analyses on COVID pandemic's impact on student performance - Created ggplot visualizations and documentation for non-technical audience

Technologies Used

Python sklearn R ggplot Random Forest Linear Regression ANOVA pandas

Key Achievements

  • Successfully revived and documented abandoned research project
  • Identified key predictive features for student performance
  • Analyzed COVID-19 impacts using advanced statistical methods