Data Mining: Student Projects

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Healthcare
Predicting Delays in the Operating Room Fall 07 Presentation Report
Quality-of-care factors that differentiate hospitals in the Northeast vs. other regions Spring 08 Presentation Report
Understanding Health Insurance Coverage in the US Fall 07 Presentation Report
Finance, Loans, and Insurance
Tourism insurance: Predicting days with unhealthy air quality in Washington DC Spring 08 Presentation Report
The Drivers of Decreases in Dividends per Share Fall 07 Presentation Report
Profiling Student Loan Deferment Fall 07 Presentation Report
Characterizing Buyers of Caravan Insurance Spring 07 Presentation Report
Understanding the determinants of mortgage loan approvals Fall 03 Presentation
Customer Acquisition & Retention
Predicting New Customer Retention for Online Dieting & Fitness Programs Fall 07 Presentation Report
Member Retention Analysis for the Association of Financial Professionals Fall 07 Presentation Report
Characterizing Pilgrim Bank's Loyal Customers Spring 07 Presentation Report
Identifying frequent fliers most likely to respond to a mail offering: Project 1 Fall 05 Presentation
Identifying frequent fliers most likely to respond to a mail offering: Project 2 Fall 04 Presentation
Explaining customer churn in telecom company Fall 05 Presentation
Profiling subscribers of a new medical journal: who is likely to renew? Fall 04 Presentation
Predicting Customer Churn For A Credit Card Company Fall 05 Presentation
Factors explaining customer satisfaction in a computer-based testing company Fall 03 Presentation
The effectiveness of multi-channel advertising Spring 08 Presentation Report
Real-Estate
Determining Factors of a Quick Sale in Arlington's Condo Market Fall 07 Presentation Report
House Investment: Profit in 30 Days or Less Spring 07 Presentation Report
Determining factors that lead to a quick sell of Arlington properties Fall 05 Presentation
Comparing apartment ratings in DC vs. suburbs Spring 06 Presentation
Comparing the demographics of home-owners vs. non home-owners Spring 05 Presentation
Transportation and Telecom
What drives flight delays between DC and Honolulu? Fall 07 Presentation Report
Understanding the Factors Creating a Box Office Hit Spring 07 Presentation Report
Predicting on-time performance of flights Fall 03 Presentation
Analyzing factors related to vehicle accident analysis Fall 04 Presentation
eCommerce
Characterizing Identity Theft Victims Spring 07 Presentation Report
Online Dating Spring 06 Presentation
Determining drivers of customer loyalty for eCommerce air travel booking Fall 06 Presentation
Explaining conversion rate factors in eBay auctions Spring 08 Presentation Report
Sports
Predicting use of the Sacrifice Bunt in Major League Baseball Spring 07 Presentation Report
Politics & Law
Analysis of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections Spring 05 Presentation
Understanding voting intensions in Chile Fall 04 Presentation
Predicting the outcome of malpractice lawsuits Fall 05 Presentation
University Admissions & Rankings
Characterizing ranked vs. unranked colleges & universities by USNews & World Report Fall 06 Presentation
Understanding graduation rates of different undergraduate programs in the US Fall 05 Presentation
Other
Which Bank Should you Buy? Spring 07 Presentation Report
Classification of sales opportunities for a software company Fall 05 Presentation
Examining Telecommunications firm’s ability to provision circuits Fall 05 Presentation
Comparing operating differences of male and female CEOs Fall 03 Presentation
Comparing US employee profiles in the private and public sectors Spring 08 Presentation Report

Contact

Galit Shmuéli
Associate Professor of Statistics
Dept of Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
4361 Van Munching Hall
Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301-405-9679
Fax: 301-405-8655
gshmueli@rhsmith.umd.edu

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