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SUMMARY:Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Datathon for Graduate Student
 s
DESCRIPTION: \n\nDATATHON OVERVIEW\n\nDrexel LeBow’s annual datathon is a
 n analytics competition that\ntasks teams of graduate students with levera
 ging data to solve a\nbusiness challenge for an organization. During this 
 one-day event\,\nteams of graduate students turn a business problem into a
  series of\nstatistical questions\, design a technical approach\, and use 
 data\nanalysis and technology skills to develop solutions. Students will\n
 interact with the organization throughout the day\, showcasing their\nskil
 ls and approaches.\n\nAt the conclusion of the datathon\, teams will prese
 nt their insights\nto a panel of judges comprising 76ers professionals and
  Drexel LeBow\nfaculty\, sharing data-driven insights related to the busin
 ess problem\,\nthe scope of their analyses\, technical challenges and over
 all\nsolutions.\n\nStudents use their own laptops and are provided access 
 to a computer\nlab with software applications such as SAS\, R and Python. 
 Murugan\nAnandarajan\, PhD\, professor of Decision Sciences and MIS\, will
  serve\nas the faculty advisor overseeing the challenge.\n\nPARTICIPANT EL
 IGIBILITY\n\nTo be eligible to participate\, team members must be currentl
 y enrolled\ngraduate students interested or proficient in core techniques 
 for\nbusiness analytics\, such as data and statistical modeling. Individua
 ls\nwho register will be contacted closer to the event to form and/or\ncon
 firm teams.\n\nDATATHON CHALLENGE\n\nSummary and specifics of the datathon
  challenge are forthcoming.\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, 408\, Philadelphia\, PA
  19104
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