Willamette Athletic Group

Liz GilganKyle McGeeney

Ken BeattyMike BowersKody Betonte

Executive Summary

• Enterprise• Data Understanding• Modeling• Data Analysis• Conclusion

Enterprise

• Scholarships• Academic Standards• Lack of Structure

Enterprise

Hypothesis

Due to the categorical nature of the data we will find a lack of predictors and be unable to improve the success of recruiting at Willamette.

Data Understanding

• Acceptance Rate• Defining Success• Assumptions

Data Understanding

• Key Variables

Data Manipulation

AW

BWCP

DFDN

DWHDIF

ND

WA

WB

WL WP WW

Total

en-rolled

didn’t enroll

Chart Title

Data Manipulation

Data Manipulation

2004 2005 2006 2007 200820.00%

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50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Basketball MFootballSoccer WSoftball

Modeling

• The Models We Used• Neural Network• Clustering• Market Basket

• Why

Neural Networks

100%

Clustering

Market Basket

Conclusion

• The Data• Our Findings• Errors• The Future of Recruiting• Recommendations