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SUMMARY:Datathon for Graduate Students featuring Under Armour
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 Under Armour profession
 als and Drexel\nLeBow faculty\, sharing data-driven insights related to th
 e business\nproblem\, the scope of their analyses\, technical challenges a
 nd overall\nsolutions.\n\nStudents use their own laptops and are provided 
 access to a computer\nlab with software applications such as SAS\, R and P
 ython. Murugan\nAnandarajan\, PhD\, professor of decision sciences and MIS
 \, will serve\nas the faculty advisor overseeing the challenge.\n\nPARTICI
 PANT ELIGIBILITY\n\nTo be eligible to participate\, team members must be c
 urrently enrolled\ngraduate students interested or proficient in core tech
 niques for\nbusiness analytics\, such as data and statistical modeling. St
 udents\nare invited to form teams of 5-7 members and should email their te
 am\nroster to Zac Sheaffer at zcs27@drexel.edu. The Center for Business\nA
 nalytics will form teams for any students who would like to\nparticipate a
 nd are in need team members.\n\nDATATHON CHALLENGE\n\nSummary and specific
 s of the datathon challenge are forthcoming.\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, 208\, Philadelphia\, PA
  19104
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