Educational Data Science Research
MIT Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Nancy Tsai
Data Science Research Assistant
November 2022 - August 2024
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