Projects
Geospatial Explanatory Modeling of the U.S. Drug Overdose Epidemic
Throughout the years, there has been a dramatic increase in drug overdoses. We are currently at the point where overdoses are the cause of more deaths than car accidents, guns, or HIV. [1] Since 1999, there have been about 1 million fatal overdoses in the United States and just within the past year, over 100,000 have lost their lives due to overdose. [2] It is very clear that the drug epidemic is a widespread societal problem that needs to be properly researched and addressed…
Impact Evaluation of Cement Flooring Welfare Program
The project concerns the impact of Piso Firme, a program that provided resources for low-income families in the State of Coahuila, Mexico to replace the dirt floors in their homes with cement floors. This study primarily focuses on quantifying the changes in parasitic infestations in young children, maternal happiness, and the subsequent long-term effects on the families’ health and welfare due to the administration of Piso Firme…
An Analysis of AP Exam Participation Rates
Every year, millions of students take AP Exams in over 30 different subjects. These rigorous tests grant high school students the opportunity to earn early college credits if they receive a score of 3 or higher. And when they reach college, these early credits allow students to skip introductory classes, free up their class schedules, and allow for more flexibility to explore other courses and majors, study abroad, pursue a second degree, or graduate early. However, all AP students, even those…
genetic-selectR Package Development
In this project, we created an R package implementing genetic algorithms that efficiently selects the most optimized combination of covariates from multidimensional datasets for generalized linear modeling. We allow users to choose their own fitness functions and several different genetic operators, such as crossover and mutation. We also tested all of our functions using different datasets and criteria. Further details of the package are shown…