Congratulations to all 50+ students from Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, Yale University, University of Connecticut, and Trinity College who competed in Connecticut’s first DataFest from April 8-10, 2016. We would also like to thank our generous sponsors from The Brattle Group, CT Chapter of the American Statistical Association, Google, Pfizer, RStudio, and SAS.
Check out QAC DataFest 2016 in the media:
- QAC Plans To Host First DataFest in April
- Students Compete at Wesleyan’s First DataFest
- Students Solve, Analyze Complex Problems at DataFest
Our esteemed judging panel consisted of Sanvir Junnarkar (Research Analyst, The Brattle Group), Alexander Hoyle (Research Analyst, The Brattle Group), Jennifer McGinniss (Senior Biostatistician, Boehringer Ingelheim), Barbara Nangle (Program Coordinator & Researcher in Urban Education Programs, Yale University), and Jason Simms (Academic Computing Manager, Wesleyan University). After careful deliberation, awards were granted to the following groups:
Honorable Mention: Best Research Question
Team: Databayes (Wesleyan University)
Carlo Medina
Korkrid (Kyle) Akepanidtaworn
Amanda Yeoh
Poom Chiarawongse
Joshua Su
Presentation Slides and Write-up
Best Insight
Team: QACs FOR LIFE (Wesleyan University)
Catherine Marquez
Alexandra De Veaux
Ariel Kaluzhny
Stephanie Ling
Presentation Slides and Write-up
Best Business Application
Team: Standard Deviants (University of Connecticut)
Jiachen Liang
Peter Tallcouch
Daniel Brink
Nicholas Illenberger
Presentation Slides and Write-up
Best in Show
Team: 1,588,506 (Wesleyan University)
Tiffany Coons
Samara Prywes
Jack Gorman
Presentation Slides and Write-up