Case 2.

1. Student attrition represents students who drop out or fail to complete a course of study. This is
very important in higher education as it is a leading metric of the success of individual
institutions.
2. most are centered on obvious problems but may not consider problems that are difficult to
evaluate or quantify. Additionally, they may not account for the confluence of multiple problem.
3. -high volume of data available
-data is normally from multiple sources
-data is used primarily for multiple, different sources
-important to aggregate all data, but identify data that truly affects student retention at the
same time

4. a system to predict freshman attrition, and the result is the system was able to predict freshman
attrition with good accuracy, approximately 80%

Case 2.3

1. -Ability to accurately track water usage at multiple locations

-intended to simplify meter readings and find possible leaks.

2. —placed 60,000 wireless meters in the homes of subscribers.

—tracked the information using an internet portal
—The Town of Cary utilizes SAS analytics to estimate demand, find issues, and interact with
consumers by analyzing data from wireless water meters.
3. —more straightforward to bill for water consumption and anticipate future demands
—a far improved knowledge of how water is utilized inside its borders
4. I don’t see any other problems, and about the water problems I guess that the customers should
track their water usage every month, customers also can set an alarm if there’s spike in water
usage, the town should be able to inform the citizen if there is leaked pipe.

Case 2.4

1. the quality of data (accurate and reliable) and how well that available data can work together,
and how any individual factor can be uncertain.
2. generated a very detailed model using a wide array of variables used data analysis techniques to
identify the important variables and understand their weight.
3. accuracy could be improved in the future with addition of new data points, in the form of
variables and completed games.